Hijacking
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 22 FEB 1974 |
| Hora: | 07:03 |
| Tipo: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Operador: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 14 |
| Víctimas en Tierra: | Fatalidades: 1 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD (BWI) (Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En Espera (STD) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI), Estados Unidos de América |
| Atlanta Municipal Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 523 |
A gunman shot and killed an airport security guard at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD (BWI). He entered Delta Air Lines flight DL523 which was ready for departure. He shot and killed the copilot and shot and wounded the captain. The passengers meanwhile fled the airplane.
Airport police surrounded the plane. A gunfire ensued in which the hijacker was killed.
Fuentes:
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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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 Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD to Atlanta Municipal Airport, GA as the crow flies is 921 km (576 miles).
Distance from Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD to Atlanta Municipal Airport, GA as the crow flies is 921 km (576 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.
