ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329051
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| Date: | Saturday 20 August 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing 707 |
| Owner/operator: | Western Air Lines |
| Registration: | |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Salt Lake City, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN) |
| Denver (unknown airport), CO |
A passenger on Western flight 550 claimed to have a bomb and demanded to be flown to Mexico and numerous other locations. The Boeing 707 finally landed at Salt lake City, Utah, where the hijacker surrendered to authorities.
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