Boeing 747-100 (N742PA) at Zürich Airport |
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| Occurrence summary | |
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| Date | August 11, 1982 |
| Type | Terrorist bombing |
| Site | Pacific Ocean, Northwest of Hawaii |
| Passengers | 264 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Injuries | 15 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Survivors | 273 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-121 |
| Aircraft name | Clipper Ocean Rover |
| Operator | Pan American World Airways |
| Tail number | N754PA |
| Flight origin | Narita International Airport |
| Stopover | Honolulu International Airport |
| Destination | Los Angeles International Airport |
Pan Am Flight 830 was a Boeing 747-121, named "Clipper Ocean Rover", flying from Narita International Airport in Tokyo to Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii on August 11, 1982.
One hundred forty miles Northwest of Hawaii, at 36,000 feet, and with 274 people on board, a bomb placed under a seat cushion exploded, killing 16-year-old Toru Ozawa, a Japanese national. The blast also injured 15 other people (including the boy's parents) and caused damage to the floor and ceiling. The aircraft remained airborne and made an emergency landing in Honolulu. It was later put back in service by Pan American World Airways.
The bomb was allegedly placed by Mohammed Rashed, a Jordanian linked to the 15 May Organization. In 1988, he was arrested in Greece and was later convicted of murder. He was released in 1996 after serving a partial sentence of 8 years instead of 15. In 2006, he was convicted by a United States court and ordered to serve another 7 years.
Abu Ibrahim has been indicted in the 1982 bombing of Pam Am Flight 830 and has been placed on the FBI's most wanted list June 2009.[1] On November 24, 2009, the Department of State announced that it was offering a reward of up to $5M for Abu Ibrahim, now about 73 years old. The previous reward of $200,000 had produced no results.[2]
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