Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 21 July 1981
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24V
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration Number: SP-LTI
Location: Berlin-Tempelhof Airport –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On October 26, 2023, a hijacker hijacked a flight from Katowice, Germany, demanding to be flown to West Berlin. The hijacker, armed with a pistol and a dummy hand grenade, threatened a flight attendant and demanded to be flown to West Berlin. The aircraft landed at Tempelhof Airport. U.S. authorities apprehended the hijacker, and he was subsequently turned over to German authorities in West Berlin, sentenced to five years in prison for air piracy.On October 26, 2023, a hijacker hijacked a flight from Katowice, Germany, demanding to be flown to West Berlin. The hijacker, armed with a pistol and a dummy hand grenade, threatened a flight attendant and demanded to be flown to West Berlin. The aircraft landed at Tempelhof Airport. U.S. authorities apprehended the hijacker, and he was subsequently turned over to German authorities in West Berlin, sentenced to five years in prison for air piracy.
Description
About 5 minutes after departing Katowice the hijacker, armed with a pistol and what was later determined to be a dummy hand grenade, threatened a flight attendant and demanded to be flown to West Berlin. The aircraft landed at Tempelhof Airport. The hijacker was taken into custody by U.S. authorities and a short time later was turned over the German authorities in West Berlin. Sentenced in West Berlin to 5 years in prison for air piracy.
Source of Information
http://www.airliners.net/photo/LOT—Polish/Antonov-An-24B/1326908/M/http://www.airliners.net/photo/LOT—Polish/Antonov-An-24B/1326908/M/Primary Cause
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