| Date: | Friday 29 December 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-436 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BNLM |
| MSN: | 24055/795 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RB211-524G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 398 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) -
 Kenya
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) |
During the flight, a mentally unstable 27-year old Kenyan man stormed the cockpit of the aircraft and tried to seize the controls of the aircraft. The autopilot was accidentally turned off as the crew struggled with the man and the aircraft lurched and made sudden manoeuvres. With the help of the passengers, the crew members overpowered the offender and regained control of the flight. Upon landing in Nairobi, six passengers were taken to hospital with injuries caused by the aircraft's violent movement.
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| 15 April 1996 | G-BNLM | British Airways | 0 | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |  |
non |
| Near miss | ||||||
| 26 December 2006 | G-BNLM | British Airways | 0 | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |  |
non |
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