| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 22, 1974 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 523 |
| Route: | Baltimore - Atlanta |
| AC Type: | Mc Donnell Dougals DC-9 |
| Registration: | ? |
| cn / ln: | ? |
| Aboard: | 15 (passengers:10 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | An out of work Pennsylvania salesman, Samuel Byck attempted to hijack Flight 523. His plans were to fly the plane into the White House and kill president Richard Nixon. He killed a security guard to get on board. He then shot and killed the copilot and seriously wounded the pilot. He was wounded by a security guard and soon after killed himself. The plane never left the ground. |
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