| Date: | Tuesday 6 July 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N90773 |
| MSN: | 44058/365 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 53 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Cleveland, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cleveland (unknown airport), OH |
| Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL/KSTL) |
A 15 year old boy with an empty pistol forced his way into cockpit and confronted the captain, demanding a diversion. The captain produced his own pistol, shot, and killed the lone perpetrator.
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| 10 September 1961 | N90773 | President Airlines | 83 | 1,5 km S off Shannon Airport (SNN) |  |
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