| Status: | |
| Datum: | vrijdag 7 april 1972 |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United Airlines |
| Registratie: | registration unknown |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 85 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 91 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN), Verenigde Staten |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | UA885 |
United Airlines flight 885 was hijacked over Colorado, USA and forced to land at San Francisco, California. The hijacker carried two guns, a grenade and plastic explosives. He allowed the passengers to leave after the airline paid a ransom of $500,000.
The aircraft then took off again. While over Provo, Utah, the hijacker bailed out with a parachute.
Several days later the FBI recovered most of the ransom from the hijacker's house. The hijacker was captured and sentenced to 45 years in prison for air piracy. He escaped in October 1974, but was killed when resisting capture.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO en Los Angeles International Airport, CA bedraagt 1356 km (847 miles).
De afstand tussen Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO en Los Angeles International Airport, CA bedraagt 1356 km (847 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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