| Date: | Saturday 27 November 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Malev Hungarian Airlines |
| Registration: | HA-LCA |
| MSN: | 73A045 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW) -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA) |
| Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP) |
A uniformed man. who appeared to be an airline security guard and armed with a pistol attempted to force the crew to fly the aircraft to West Berlin. The plane was on a stopover at Warsaw. He was overpowered by authorities after they convinced him the aircraft could not reach West Berlin.
Sources:
E-mail Ivan Rado, 30-4-2007
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