Last updated: 13 May 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 10 March 1970 |
| Type: | unknown |
| Operator: | Interflug |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF) ( Germany)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Berlin-Schönefeld Airport (SXF/EDDB), Germany |
| Leipzig Airport (LEJ/EDDP), Germany |
A male and a female passenger on board a domestic Interflug flight in East Germany attempted to hijack the flight, likely to flee to West Germany. Media in East Germany reported that both hijackers were taken down by the crew and subsequently committed suicide.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Abilene Reporter News March 11, 1970Photos
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 Berlin-Schönefeld Airport to Leipzig Airport as the crow flies is 137 km (86 miles).
Distance from Berlin-Schönefeld Airport to Leipzig Airport as the crow flies is 137 km (86 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.
