# Incident 19791031056259I: Boeing 727214, Tijuana, Mexico, October 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1979, 22:18 local time
- Place: Tijuana, Mexico
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PSA
- Aircraft: N557PS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727214
- People aboard: 105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031056259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PASSENGER POSED BOMB THREAT,INSISTED ON LANDING TIJUANA. DELIVERED TO U.S. AUTHORITIES. CHARGED WITH AIR PIRACY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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