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Date Saturday 27 November 1982
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154B-2
Operator Malev Hungarian Airlines
Registration HA-LCA
MSN 73A045
Year of manufature 1973
Engines Kuznetsov NK-8-2U
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage None
Location Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW)   Poland
Phase Standing
Nature Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA)
Destination Airport Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP)
Narrative 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.

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