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Aircraft hijacking
For the fictional character, see Skyjack (Transformers). For the racehorse, see Sky Jack. For the Trumans Water EP, see Skyjacker (EP).
Aircraft hijacking (also known as air piracy or aircraft piracy, especially within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, and informally as skyjacking) is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group.[citation needed] In most cases, the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers. Occasionally, however, the hijackers have flown the aircraft themselves, such as the Dawson's Field Hijackings of 1970. In at least three cases, the plane was hijacked[1] by the official pilot or co-pilot.[2][3][4][5]