| Date: | Thursday 4 June 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Registration: | N94314 |
| MSN: | 20047/675 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) |
| Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) |
A 49-yeard old male passenger hijacked the flight shortly after departure from Phoenix and demanded $100 million.
The plane landed at Washington-Dulles Airport at 15:40 hours local time and remained on the ground for 54 minutes. During that
time, a new pilot arrived, carrying a sack containing $100,000. After takeoff the hijacker realised the sack did not contain the amount he had demanded.
The aircraft returned and landed back at Dulles Airport at 19:05 hours local time. A firetruck blocked the aircraft and the tires were shot. At 19:42 a scuffle ensued and a shot was fired, injuring both the pilot and the hijacker. The hijacker was overpowered.
Sources:
New York Times June 5, 1970
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 September 1976 | N94314 | Trans World Airlines - TWA | 0 | Montreal, Gander, Keflavik, Paris-CDG |  |
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