Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 August 1982
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-200
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Location: Amritsar Airport (ATQ) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft cockpitAircraft cockpit
Category: Unlawful Interference
A domestic flight from Jodhpur to Delhi, India, was interrupted by a hijacker who entered the cockpit armed with a pistol and a hand grenade. He demanded the aircraft fly to Lahore, Pakistan, and then to Amritsar, India, and subsequently released a woman and her child after negotiations. The hijacker then opened the aircraft door due to heat, resulting in the death of the hijacker.A domestic flight from Jodhpur to Delhi, India, was interrupted by a hijacker who entered the cockpit armed with a pistol and a hand grenade. He demanded the aircraft fly to Lahore, Pakistan, and then to Amritsar, India, and subsequently released a woman and her child after negotiations. The hijacker then opened the aircraft door due to heat, resulting in the death of the hijacker.
Description
During a domestic flight from Jodhpur to Delhi, India, a hijacker entered the cockpit armed with a pistol and a hand grenade. He ordered the pilot to fly to Lahore, Pakistan, where permission to land was denied. They then flew to Amritsar, India. The hijacker. a member of the Hindu religious minority group called Sikh, made various political and ransom demands. After about 3 hours of negotiations he released a woman and her child. Four hours later the aircraft door was opened due to the heat aboard. The hijacker reportedly leaned out of the door, fired some shots in the air, and was shot and killed by Indian police who were near the aircraft. A flight attendant was injured when she jumped from the aircraft during the incident.
Primary Cause
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