Détails:
A would-be hijacker was awaiting processing in the international passenger arrival area of San Francisco International Airport when he suddenly abandoned his luggage and exited through a fire exit door onto the a operations area. He forced a ramp employee off a baggage tug and attempted to flee, but was unable to restart the engine. He abandoned the tug and ran up the outside stairs of a jetway servicing Air Canada Flight 756, a Boeing 767 scheduled for a flight to Toronto. He entered the aircraft and confronted the captain and first officer in the cockpit. He grabbed the plane's fire axe and brandished it at the captain while the first officer departed the aircraft. There were no passengers onboard. During subsequent negotiations with law enforcement officials, he variously demanded to be flown to London and Ireland and made other demands before he surrendered to negotiators. There were no injuries. He was charged with air piracy but was subsequently found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
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| Date: | vendredi 6 novembre 1987 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Boeing 767 |
| Compagnie: | Air Canada |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 1 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
| Lieu de l'accident: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En attente (STD) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ), Canada | |
| Numéro de vol: | AC756 |
A would-be hijacker was awaiting processing in the international passenger arrival area of San Francisco International Airport when he suddenly abandoned his luggage and exited through a fire exit door onto the a operations area. He forced a ramp employee off a baggage tug and attempted to flee, but was unable to restart the engine. He abandoned the tug and ran up the outside stairs of a jetway servicing Air Canada Flight 756, a Boeing 767 scheduled for a flight to Toronto. He entered the aircraft and confronted the captain and first officer in the cockpit. He grabbed the plane's fire axe and brandished it at the captain while the first officer departed the aircraft. There were no passengers onboard. During subsequent negotiations with law enforcement officials, he variously demanded to be flown to London and Ireland and made other demands before he surrendered to negotiators. There were no injuries. He was charged with air piracy but was subsequently found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
Sources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1987 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre San Francisco International Airport, CA et Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON est de 3603 km (2252 miles).
La distance entre San Francisco International Airport, CA et Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON est de 3603 km (2252 miles).
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