| Date: | Saturday 13 October 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lisunov Li-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Malev Hungarian Airlines |
| Registration: | HA-LID |
| MSN: | 18423508 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Szombathely -
 Hungary
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Szombathely Airport (LHSY) |
| Zalaegerszeg-Andráshida Airport (LHZA) |
The Li-2 operated on a flight from Budapest (BUD) to Szombathely and Zalaegerszeg. Shortly after takeoff from Szombathely the airplane was hijacked by four men armed with machine guns who wanted to be flown to the West. They were taken down by authorities on the plane. One was killed, two were seriously injured.
Sources:
E-mail Ivan Rado, 16-2-2007
E-mail Gabor Toth, 14-3-2012
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