| Date: | Thursday 16 March 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport (PVR/MMPR) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
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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