Estado: | |
Fecha: | viernes 2 junio 1972 |
Tipo: | Boeing 727 |
Operador: | Western Air Lines |
Registración: | registration unknown |
Numéro de série: | |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 8 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 90 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 98 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
Ubicación: | Algiers ( Argelia)
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Fase: | Desconocido (UNK) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA), Estados Unidos de América |
Número de Vuelo: | WA701 |
Descripción:Change of aircraft at SFO to B720 for flight to Algiers. 2 hijackers demanded money and to be taken to Algeria. Hijackers demands were accepted.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA as the crow flies is 1527 km (954 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.