ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330719
| Date: | Friday 24 September 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) |
| New York (unknown airport), NY |
A female passenger was arrested by sky marshals just before takeoff. She was carrying a handbag containing explosives and a hand gun. She was planning to hijack the plane to demand the release of Black Panther prisoners.
Sources:
The Milwaukee Sentinel - Sep 25, 1971
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