Narrative:
During a flight between Poprad and Prague, a male passenger attacked a stewardess and tried to enter the cockpit. He threatened to blow up the plane with explosives.
After he refused to surrender to security personnel on board he was shot and later died of his wounds.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 18 February 1983 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134A |
| Operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG) ( Czech Republic)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Poprad/Tatry Airport (TAT/LZTT), Slovakia |
| Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR), Czech Republic |
During a flight between Poprad and Prague, a male passenger attacked a stewardess and tried to enter the cockpit. He threatened to blow up the plane with explosives.
After he refused to surrender to security personnel on board he was shot and later died of his wounds.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
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 Poprad/Tatry Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 443 km (277 miles).
Distance from Poprad/Tatry Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 443 km (277 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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