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Coordinates:38°57′11″N77°27′00″W / 38.953°N 77.450°W /38.953; -77.450

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Attempted bombing of flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C.

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American Airlines Flight 444
Occurrence
N876AA, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in January 24, 1998.
Date	November 15, 1979 (1979-11-15)
Summary	Bombing
Site	Washington Dulles International Airport.Dulles, Virginia 38°57′11″N77°27′00″W / 38.953°N 77.450°W /38.953; -77.450

Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 727-223
Operator	American Airlines
Registration	N876AA
Flight origin	Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Destination	Washington National Airport
Occupants	78
Passengers	72
Crew	6
Fatalities	0
Injuries	12
Survivors	78

American Airlines Flight 444 was a scheduledAmerican Airlines flight fromChicago toWashington, D.C.'sNational Airport. On November 15, 1979, theBoeing 727 serving the flight was attacked byTed Kaczynski (also known as the Unabomber), who sent a pipe bomb in the mail and set it to detonate at a certain altitude. The bomb partially detonated in the cargo hold and caused "a sucking explosion and a loss of pressure," which was then followed by large quantities of smoke filling the passenger cabin, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing atDulles International Airport.^[1]^[2]^[3] Twelve passengers had to be treated afterward forsmoke inhalation.^[2]

TheFBI found similarities between the still relatively intact pipe bomb and two bombs that had previously detonated atNorthwestern University, and dubbed the unknown University and Airline Bomber the "Unabomber". 17 years later in 1996, Kaczynski's arrest ended one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in FBI history.

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^Lynton, Stephen J.; Sager, Mike; Harden, Blaine (November 16, 1979)."Bomb Jolts Jet".The Washington Post.ISSN 0190-8286. RetrievedDecember 12, 2015.
^^a ^bO'Brien, John (March 4, 1986)."Federal, State Officials Team Up To Hunt Creator Of 11 Bombs".Chicago Tribune. RetrievedDecember 12, 2015.
^Ranter, Harro."ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-223 Adv. N876AA Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD)".Aviation Safety Network.Flight Safety Foundation. RetrievedDecember 22, 2020.

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v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 1979 (1979)
Jan 30 Varig Flight 967 Feb 12 Air Rhodesia Flight 827 Feb 17 Air New Zealand Flight 4374 Mar 13 Royal Jordanian Flight 600 Mar 17 Aeroflot Flight 1691 Mar 26 Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crash Mar 29 Quebecair Flight 255 Apr 4 TWA Flight 841 Apr 23 SAETA Flight 011 May 25 American Airlines Flight 191 May 30 Downeast Airlines Flight 46 Jun 17 Air New England Flight 248 Jun 20 American Airlines Flight 293 Jul 11 Garuda Fokker F28 crash Jul 26 Lufthansa Cargo Flight 527 Jul 31 Dan-Air Flight 0034 Jul 31 Western Airlines Flight 44 Aug 11 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision Aug 29 Aeroflot Flight 5484 Sep 14 Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 12 Oct 7 Swissair Flight 316 Oct 8 Comair Flight 444 Oct 31 Western Airlines Flight 2605 Nov 11 Manises UFO incident Nov 15 American Airlines Flight 444 Nov 26 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740 Nov 28 Mount Erebus disaster Dec 18 Mosfellsheiði air crashes Dec 23 Turkish Airlines Ankara crash
1978 ◄ ► 1980

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1979 (1979)

Jan 30

Varig Flight 967

Feb 12

Air Rhodesia Flight 827

Feb 17

Air New Zealand Flight 4374

Mar 13

Royal Jordanian Flight 600

Mar 17

Aeroflot Flight 1691

Mar 26

Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crash

Mar 29

Quebecair Flight 255

Apr 4

TWA Flight 841

Apr 23

SAETA Flight 011

May 25

American Airlines Flight 191

May 30

Downeast Airlines Flight 46

Jun 17

Air New England Flight 248

Jun 20

American Airlines Flight 293

Jul 11

Garuda Fokker F28 crash

Jul 26

Lufthansa Cargo Flight 527

Jul 31

Dan-Air Flight 0034

Jul 31

Western Airlines Flight 44

Aug 11

Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision

Aug 29

Aeroflot Flight 5484

Sep 14

Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 12

Oct 7

Swissair Flight 316

Oct 8

Comair Flight 444

Oct 31

Western Airlines Flight 2605

Nov 11

Manises UFO incident

Nov 15

American Airlines Flight 444

Nov 26

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740

Nov 28

Mount Erebus disaster

Dec 18

Mosfellsheiði air crashes

Dec 23

Turkish Airlines Ankara crash

1978 ◄ ► 1980

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States and U.S. territories in the 1970s
1970	Cornfield Bomber (February) Eastern Air Lines Shuttle Flight 1320 (March) ALM Flight 980 (May)* Trans International Airlines Flight 863 (September) Wichita State University football team plane crash (October) Southern Airways Flight 932 (November 14) Capitol International Airways Flight C2C3/26 (November 27) Trans Caribbean Airways Flight 505 (December)*
1971	B-52C Lake Michigan crash (January) Colorado Aviation Aero Commander 680 crash (May) Hughes Airwest Flight 706 (June 6) Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 (June 7) Pan Am Flight 845 (July) Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 (September) Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 (November)
1972	Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 (March) Delta Air Lines Flight 9570 (May) American Airlines Flight 96 (June 12) Prinair Flight 191 (June 24)* Lake Winnebago mid-air collision (June 29) Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 710 (July 5) Delta Air Lines Flight 841 (July 31) Sacramento Canadair Sabre accident (September) Southern Airways Flight 49 (November) United Air Lines Flight 553 (December 10) Chicago–O'Hare runway collision (December 20) Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (December 29) Puerto Rico DC-7 crash (December 31)*
1973	DeKalb–Peachtree Airport Learjet crash (February) Ozark Air Lines Flight 809 (July 23) Delta Air Lines Flight 723 (July 31) TWA Flight 742 (August) World Airways Flight 802 (September 8) Texas International Airlines Flight 655 (September 27) Pan Am Flight 160 (November 3) National Airlines Flight 27 (November 3) Iberia Flight 933 (December)
1974	Commonwealth Commuter Flight 317 (January 6) Pan Am Flight 806 (January 30)* White House helicopter incident (February 17) Delta Air Lines Flight 523 (February 22) Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 (September) TWA Flight 514 (December 1) Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231 (December 1)
1975	Golden West Airlines Flight 261 (January) Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 (June) Wien Air Alaska Flight 99 (August) Overseas National Airways Flight 032 (November 12) Michigan mid-air incident (November 26)
1976	Alaska Airlines Flight 60 (April 5) American Airlines Flight 625 (April 27)* Air Manila Flight 702 (June)* TWA Flight 355 (September)
1977	Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045 (January) Southern Airways Flight 242 (April 4) Delta Air Lines Flight 1080 (April 12) Encino helicopter crash (August) Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash (October) Air Indiana Flight 216 (December 13) United Airlines Flight 2860 (December 18) Vieques Air Link crash (December 19)*
1978	Continental Airlines Flight 603 (March 1) United Airlines Flight 696 (March 13) National Airlines Flight 193 (May) Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 (September 25) Air Caribbean Flight 309 (September 26)* Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 (December 4) TWA Flight 541 (December 21) United Airlines Flight 173 (December 28)
1979	TWA Flight 841 (April) American Airlines Flight 191 (May 25) Downeast Airlines Flight 46 (May 30) Air New England Flight 248 (June 17) American Airlines Flight 293 (June 20) Comair Flight 444 (October 8) American Airlines Flight 444 (November)
This list is incomplete. An asterisk (*) denotes an incident that took place in a U.S. territory, or in adjacent waters thereof. Flying Tiger Line Flight 45 (July 1970) occurred in theUnited States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.

v t e Ted Kaczynski
Targets	American Airlines Flight 444 (1979) Percy Wood (1980) Diogenes Angelakos (1982) Patrick C. Fischer (1982) James V. McConnell (1985) Charles Epstein (1993) David Gelernter (1993)
Works by	Industrial Society and Its Future (1995) "Ship of Fools" (1999) Technological Slavery (2008) Anti-Tech Revolution (2016)
Works about	Unabomber: The True Story (1996 biopic) P.O. Box Unabomber (2011 play) Manhunt (2017 TV series) Unabomber: In His Own Words (2020 documentary) Ted K (2021 biopic)
Related	David Kaczynski Unabomber for President

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