Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 October 1978
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-82C
Owner/operator: TAP Air Portugal
Registration Number: CS-TBO
Location: Madrid, Lisbon –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft’s control panel and potentially the pilot’s seat, as the hijacker used the pistols to disrupt operations.Aircraft’s control panel and potentially the pilot’s seat, as the hijacker used the pistols to disrupt operations.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A hijacker used two fake pistols in a handkerchief to demand the pilot to go to Morocco. The pilot successfully overpowered the hijacker.A hijacker used two fake pistols in a handkerchief to demand the pilot to go to Morocco. The pilot successfully overpowered the hijacker.
Description
A hijacker brandished two fake pistols in a handkerchief demanded to go to Morocco. The pilot determined that the pistols were not real and overpowered the hijacker.
Primary Cause
Hijacking attempt with the intent to extort or force compliance through deception.Hijacking attempt with the intent to extort or force compliance through deception.Share on:
