Last updated: 19 September 2021
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| Datum: | Dienstag 21 Dezember 1976 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
| Unfallort: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Stehendes (STD) |
| Betriebsart: | - |
| Flug von: | - |
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A United Air Lines employee boarded and hijacked an empty DC-8 on the ground at San Francisco Airport. The hijacker demanded he be provided crew to fly to the East Coast, holding two hostages.
He later surrendered. Superior Court Judge ruled him legally insane.
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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.
