Event Brief
Pilot recounts fighting attacked co-pilot to open cockpit
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Oct 02, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
UPDATED Oct 03, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
Summary: An Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot during a flight said he could not let people die as he described fighting to open the cockpit door while still under attack. The account focuses on his effort to reach the cockpit and protect those aboard.
WHO: The Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot
WHAT: The pilot described fighting to open the cockpit door while being attacked by his co-pilot.
WHEN: Oct 02, 2026 at 3:14 AM ET
WHERE: India
WHY: No motive for the co-pilot's attack has been reported.
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