Hijack | |
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Date | March 13, 1978 |
Summary | Aircraft hijacking |
Site | Oakland, California; Denver, Colorado 39°45′38.6″N 104°53′31.1″W / 39.760722°N 104.891972°W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 727 |
Operator | United Airlines |
Registration | Unknown |
Flight origin | San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California |
1st stopover | Oakland, California |
Last stopover | Denver, Colorado |
Destination | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 3 |
Survivors | 75 |
United Airlines Flight 696 was a flight from San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, to Seattle, Washington, with 75 people in board on March 13, 1978, which was hijacked by a man claiming to have a bomb. The incident resulted in no serious injuries and the arrest of the hijacker, Clay Thomas.[1][2]