Status: | |
Datum: | Donnerstag 15 Mai 1975 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing 737-200 |
Fluggesellschaft: | United Airlines |
Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
Werknummer: | |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 80 |
Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
Unfallort: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Eugene Airport, OR (EUG/KEUG), USA |
Flug nach: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), USA |
Flugnummer: | UA509 |
Unfallbericht:A passenger approached the stewardess saying that she did not want to go to San Francisco, that she had a knife and would use it if necessary. As the plane came in for landing, the hijacker was placed under control and held by a crewmember until police arrived.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Eugene Airport, OR to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 722 km (451 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.