| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 27 enero 1979 |
| Tipo: | Boeing 747 |
| Operador: | United Airlines |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 131 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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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 |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | UA8 |
Claiming to have nitroglycerin in her possession, a hijacker demanded that one of four famous personalities read on network television a message she had left at the Los Angeles Airport. After over 6 hours of negotiation at New York (JFK), the hijacker was
separated from her bag which contained the alleged nitroglycerin and was arrested by the FBI negotiator. No explosives were in the
bag. Sentenced by the New York Supreme Court to 5 years probation with psychiatric care.
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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 New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 3948 km (2468 miles).
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 3948 km (2468 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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