| Date: | Sunday 2 July 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-100 |
| Owner/operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 152 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL) |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to North Vietnam. The hijacker was overpowered by the captain and a security guard. The guard shot and killed the hijacker while wrestling him down to the ground.
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