| Date: | Tuesday 18 April 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Let L-410A |
| Owner/operator: | Slov-Air |
| Registration: | OK-ADN |
| MSN: | 710004 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Nürnberg Airport (NUE) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mariánské Lázne Airport (MKA/LKMR) |
| Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR) |
After departure at 16:00 from Mariánské Lázne Airport, two hijackers demanded to be taken to Germany. One of the hijackers shot and wounded the first officer.
After landing at Nürnberg in Germany the hijackers sought asylum in West Germany. After an initial prison term, they were granted asylum in 1976.
The aircraft suffered minor damage as the fuselage was punctured by two bullets.
Sources:
Petr Viskot (e-mail, 19-7-2015)
totalmag.cz
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 1972 | OK-ADN | Slov-Air | 1 | Weiden | |
non |
| Hijack | ||||||
Location
Images:
photo (c) Peter Hupka; Martin Airport (LZMA); 05 May 2009
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