LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 hijacking

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 hijacking was the hijacking of a LOT Polish Airlines that occurred on 30 August 1978. The hijackers from East Germany (GDR) were seeking political asylum in West Germany (FRG). The plane landed safely, and the primary hijacker was tried and convicted by a West German jury in the United States Court for Berlin and sentenced to time served, the nine months he had already served during pretrial detention. This was the only case heard before the United States Court for Berlin.

This article is about the hijacking committed with the aim of fleeing East Germany in 1978. For the flight with the same flight number that crashed in 1969, see LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165.
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 hijacking
The hijacked Tu-134 at Tempelhof on 30 August 1978
Hijacking
Date30 August 1978
SummaryHijacking
SiteHijacker forced the aircraft to land at U.S. Air Force base at Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-134
OperatorLOT Polish Airlines
RegistrationSP-LGC
Flight originGdańsk Airport
DestinationSchönefeld Airport
Passengers62
Crew7
Fatalities0
Injuries0
Survivors69
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