Narrative:
A passenger reportedly foiled a hijacking of a LOT airliner which had just taken off from Warsaw's Okecie Airport en route to Athens. The hijacker apparently tried to get into the cockpit but was subdued by the passengers. The objective of the hijacker was not known.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 8 September 1987 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-62 ? |
| Operator: | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | at an unknown location ( Poland)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA), Poland |
| Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece | |
| Flightnumber: | LO323 |
A passenger reportedly foiled a hijacking of a LOT airliner which had just taken off from Warsaw's Okecie Airport en route to Athens. The hijacker apparently tried to get into the cockpit but was subdued by the passengers. The objective of the hijacker was not known.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1987 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
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 Warszawa-Okecie Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 1589 km (993 miles).
Distance from Warszawa-Okecie Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 1589 km (993 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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