Incident Overview
Date: Friday 18 September 1981
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24V
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration Number: SP-LTG
Location: Berlin-Tempelhof Airport –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On October 26, 1982, a man grabbed a female passenger and held a razor blade to her neck at Tempelhof Airport, West Berlin. Eight other men and three women brandished bottles and threatened the crew. They demanded a flight to West Berlin, leading to a surrender to U.S. authorities. Subsequently, they were turned over to German authorities in West Berlin, with sentences ranging from 1 to 4 years in prison.On October 26, 1982, a man grabbed a female passenger and held a razor blade to her neck at Tempelhof Airport, West Berlin. Eight other men and three women brandished bottles and threatened the crew. They demanded a flight to West Berlin, leading to a surrender to U.S. authorities. Subsequently, they were turned over to German authorities in West Berlin, with sentences ranging from 1 to 4 years in prison.
Description
About 10 minutes after take off a man grabbed a female passenger and held a razor blade to her neck. Eight other men and three women broke bottles and brandished them in a threatening manner toward the crew. They demanded flight to West Berlin. The aircraft was flown to and landed at Tempelhof Airport, West Berlin where the hijackers surrendered to U.S. authorities. Later they were turned over to German authorities in West Berlin. Sentenced variously to 1 to 4 years in prison by West Berlin courts in 1982. Four of the sentences were suspended.
Source of Information
http://www.ddr-luftwaffe.de/http://www.ddr-luftwaffe.de/Primary Cause
Possible kidnapping and coercion resulting in a violent act.Possible kidnapping and coercion resulting in a violent act.Share on:
