Narrative:
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.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 15 September 1970 |
| Type: | Boeing 707 |
| Operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 56 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 63 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | TW15 |
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.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
Map
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 Los Angeles International Airport, CA to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 540 km (337 miles).
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 540 km (337 miles).
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