Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 November 1982
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24V
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration Number: SP-LTK
Location: Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A security guard aboard a Warsaw-bound flight demanded the aircraft be flown to West Berlin. Shortly after landing at Tempelhof Airport, West Berlin, the hijacker jumped off the plane. He was wounded in the right foot and returned fire, but no one was hit. U.S. authorities apprehended him, and he was subsequently turned over to West German authorities. Four other passengers requested political asylum in West Berlin.A security guard aboard a Warsaw-bound flight demanded the aircraft be flown to West Berlin. Shortly after landing at Tempelhof Airport, West Berlin, the hijacker jumped off the plane. He was wounded in the right foot and returned fire, but no one was hit. U.S. authorities apprehended him, and he was subsequently turned over to West German authorities. Four other passengers requested political asylum in West Berlin.
Description
One of three security guards aboard the Warsaw-bound flight, demanded that the aircraft be flown to West Berlin. Shortly after landing at Tempelhof Airport, West Berlin, the hijacker jumped off the plane. He was fired at by the other security guards aboard and was wounded in the right foot. He returned the fire but no one was hit. He was taken into custody by U.S. officials and later was turned over to West Germany authorities. Four other passengers requested political asylum in West Berlin.
Primary Cause
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