ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330997
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 September 1970 |
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| Type: | Boeing 707 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 63 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
While en route over Salinas, a passenger pulled a handgun and demanded to be flown to North Korea. After landing in San Francisco 35 passengers were released. A security guard, on the plane as a passenger, than drew his gun and shot and injured the hijacker.
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