| Date: | Friday 18 February 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134A |
| Owner/operator: | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG) -
 Czechia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Poprad/Tatry Airport (TAT/LZTT) |
| Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR) |
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.
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