Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 22 September 1981
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24V
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration Number: SP-LTK
Location: Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW) –
ÿ Poland
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A four-passenger aircraft was hijacked, resulting in a tense situation involving threats and demands. The pilot ultimately returned to Warsaw despite initial agreement, leading to police intervention and the shooting and wounding of one hijacker. The incident concluded with the seizure of the remaining hijackers.A four-passenger aircraft was hijacked, resulting in a tense situation involving threats and demands. The pilot ultimately returned to Warsaw despite initial agreement, leading to police intervention and the shooting and wounding of one hijacker. The incident concluded with the seizure of the remaining hijackers.
Description
While en route four passengers hijacked the aircraft, brandishing sharp instruments, threatened a flight attendant and demanded to be flown to West Berlin. The pilot agreed but actually returned to Warsaw. After peaceful means failed, police shot and wounded one of the hijackers and forcefully took the others into custody.
Primary Cause
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