American Airlines Flight 63 (2001)

<p>On December 22, 2001, a failed shoe bombing attempt occurred aboard American Airlines Flight 63. The aircraft, a <a href="/facts/Boeing_767-300ER/NJtTqBC4">Boeing 767-300ER</a> (registration N384AA) with 197 passengers and crew aboard, was flying from <a href="/facts/Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport/m6LC4IMw">Charles de Gaulle Airport</a> in Paris, France, to <a href="/facts/Miami_International_Airport/bhFfccCV">Miami International Airport</a> in the U.S. state of <a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a>.
</p><p>The perpetrator, <a href="/facts/Richard_Reid/QJ3j0xm0">Richard Reid</a>, was subdued by passengers after unsuccessfully attempting to detonate <a href="/facts/Plastic_explosive/Vvo6CPaX">plastic explosives</a> concealed within his shoes. The flight was diverted to <a href="/facts/Logan_International_Airport/VrClP26R">Logan International Airport</a> in <a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a>, escorted by American <a href="/facts/Jet_fighter/NuIvaGJg">jet fighters</a>, and landed without further incident. Reid was arrested and eventually sentenced to three life terms plus 110 years, without parole.
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American Airlines Flight 63 (2001)