Incident Overview
Date: Friday 10 August 1984
Aircraft Type: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-224 Srs. 2
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Location: Bangalore-Hindustan Airport (BLR) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A HAL-748 aircraft was hijacked on August 1984, with the hijacker wielding a toy gun and threatening dynamite. The pilot successfully de-escalated the situation by discussing the hijacker’s plan, leading to the hijacker’s surrender and detention. The aircraft landed in Bangalore, India, where the hijacker was apprehended, and found a toy pistol and an outpatient card.A HAL-748 aircraft was hijacked on August 1984, with the hijacker wielding a toy gun and threatening dynamite. The pilot successfully de-escalated the situation by discussing the hijacker’s plan, leading to the hijacker’s surrender and detention. The aircraft landed in Bangalore, India, where the hijacker was apprehended, and found a toy pistol and an outpatient card.
Description
The hijacker, armed with a toy gun, rushed into the cockpit warning the crew he had a pistol and dynamite. After realizing the hijacker was unclear about his destination, the pilot talked the hijacker into giving up his plan. Upon landing in Bangalore, India, the hijacker was taken into custody where police found a toy pistol and an outpatient card from a mental hospital. The aircraft type was not reported. In August 1984, a HAL-748 was scheduled to fly the Mangalora-Bangalore route as flight IC-557.
Primary Cause
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