Hijacking | |
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Date | December 21, 1978 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | Williamson County, Illinois 37°45′18″N 089°00′40″W / 37.75500°N 89.01111°W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
Operator | Trans World Airlines |
Flight origin | Standiford Field, Louisville, KY |
Stopover | Williamson County Regional Airport (due to forced landing) |
Destination | Kansas City International Airport |
Occupants | 87 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 87 |
TWA Flight 541 was a domestic passenger flight hijacked in the United States by Robin Oswald in an attempt to free Garrett Brock Trapnell, who was a prisoner at the United States Penitentiary, Marion (USP Marion).[1] The hijacking was successfully resolved when a Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) negotiating team had her release the passengers and then surrender.[2]