- | 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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