Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 29 September 1981
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24V
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration Number: SP-LTP
Location: Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW) –
ÿ Poland
Phase of Flight: Standing
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A passenger manifest exceeded the number of passengers on board, prompting police intervention. A passenger then committed a violent act ? slashing the neck of another passenger ? and demanded to be transported to West Berlin. The hijacker then moved to the rear of the plane, leading to its arrest by authorities.A passenger manifest exceeded the number of passengers on board, prompting police intervention. A passenger then committed a violent act ? slashing the neck of another passenger ? and demanded to be transported to West Berlin. The hijacker then moved to the rear of the plane, leading to its arrest by authorities.
Description
Because more passengers than manifested were aboard, police boarded to check. A man then put a razor to the neck of another passenger and demanded to be flown to West Berlin. The other passengers threatened the hijacker and he moved to the rear of the plane where he was arrested by the police.
Primary Cause
Passenger manifest exceeding capacity, leading to a violent act.Passenger manifest exceeding capacity, leading to a violent act.Share on:
