Narrative:
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.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 22 October 1978 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-82C |
| Operator: | TAP Air Portugal |
| Registration: | CS-TBO |
| MSN: | 19968/660 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Madrid, Lisbon ( Unknown country)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal |
| Faro Airport (FAO/LPFR), Portugal |
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.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» José VilhenaPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport to Faro Airport as the crow flies is 220 km (138 miles).
Distance from Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport to Faro Airport as the crow flies is 220 km (138 miles).
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