# Incident 19791124046999I: Boeing 727223, El Paso, TX, November 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1979, 07:36 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6803, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6803-1994-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-223 (registry code 1384074, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727223
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19791124046999I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED HIJACKING DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING. FAILED WHEN FBI OVERPOWERED THE MAN WITHOUT INJURIES TO ANYONE.

## Other reports on N6803 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851030060229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851030060229I), Oct 30, 1985: Boeing 727223 (N6803), Dallas, TX. A bang and smoke as forward baggage door was opened. A crude bomb type device exploded in passengers luggage.
- [Incident 19820728044379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820728044379I), Jul 28, 1982: Boeing 727223 (N6803), Alamosa, CO. Takeoff warning horn activated due to misaligned APU.cargo outflow valve stuck. Depressurization unnoticed by crew.

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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