Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 August 1983
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-300
Owner/operator: Middle East Airlines – MEA
Location: Tel Aviv –
ÿ Israel
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft itself ? the plane’s systems, controls, and potentially the aircraft’s structure.The aircraft itself ? the plane’s systems, controls, and potentially the aircraft’s structure.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A single hijacker took control of a plane during a short-duration hijacking. The plane was successfully stormed and the hijacker was apprehended.A single hijacker took control of a plane during a short-duration hijacking. The plane was successfully stormed and the hijacker was apprehended.
Description
One hijacker. Plane stormed/hijacker arrested. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Primary Cause
Lack of security protocols and inadequate staffing leading to a single, opportunistic hijacking.Lack of security protocols and inadequate staffing leading to a single, opportunistic hijacking.Share on:
