| Date: | Monday 17 April 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair CV-880-22-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N8802E |
| MSN: | 22-00-7 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Palm Beach-Palm Beach County Airport, FL (LNA/KLNA) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
One hijacker demanded money. Hijacker surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Sources:
Chicago Tribune, 18-4-1972
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1983 | N880SR | Groth Air | Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX) |  |
w/o | |
| Damaged on the ground | ||||||
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