Hijacking
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Datum: | 16 MRZ 2000 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Alaska Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
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| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
| Unfallort: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport (PVR/MMPR), Mexiko |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), USA |
A male passenger on board an Alaska Airlines MD-83 aircraft en route to Portland, Oregon, via San Francisco, forced open the cockpit door, assaulted the co-pilot and attempted to take control of the aircraft. The co-pilot sustained injuries to his hand, but crew members and several passengers subdued the perpetrator, who was arrested when the aircraft landed in San Francisco.
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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 Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 2489 km (1556 miles).
Distance from Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 2489 km (1556 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.
