ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328525
| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 120 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | San Francisco, Portland -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX) |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
At 22:38 hours a male passenger commandeered United flight 739 to return to Portland Airport, Oregon. He held a package which he claimed was a bomb. The aircraft had departed Portland at 21:00 for Los Angeles, California. An refueling stop was made at San Francisco before the flight continued back to Portland, where it landed at 01:13. He released the passengers and most of the crew after landing.
About an hour later, the hijacker surrendered.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator - Aug 23, 1979
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