Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 October 1999
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-566
Owner/operator: EgyptAir
Registration Number: SU-GBI
Location: Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel Airport (HAM) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 54
Component Affected: Flight deck (cockpit door).Flight deck (cockpit door).
Category: Unlawful Interference
A passenger on EgyptAir flight 838, departing from Istanbul, entered the flight deck and threatened the crew with a ballpoint pen, demanding diversion to London or Germany. He eventually was apprehended by German police at Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel Airport.A passenger on EgyptAir flight 838, departing from Istanbul, entered the flight deck and threatened the crew with a ballpoint pen, demanding diversion to London or Germany. He eventually was apprehended by German police at Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel Airport.
Description
Aboard EgyptAir flight 838 was one passenger who was being deported from Turkey back to Egypt. Shortly after departure from Istanbul the man entered the flight deck (the cockpit door was inadvertently left open during the flight). He threatened the flight crew with what was initially believed to be a knife but almost certainly was a ballpoint pen. He alternately demanded that the flight be diverted to London or Germany. The airplane flew to Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel Airport (HAM), Germany where all passengers were released. German police apprehended the hijacker.
Primary Cause
Hijacking attempt by a passenger.Hijacking attempt by a passenger.Share on:
