Narrative:
One hijacker demanded to be taken to North Vietnam. The hijacker was overpowered by the captain and a security guard. The guard shot and killed the hijacker while wrestling him down to the ground.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 2 July 1972 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-100 |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 152 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam | |
| Flightnumber: | PA841 |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to North Vietnam. The hijacker was overpowered by the captain and a security guard. The guard shot and killed the hijacker while wrestling him down to the ground.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
Map
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 Manila International Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 1602 km (1002 miles).
Distance from Manila International Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 1602 km (1002 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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