{"id":2673488,"date":"2026-09-30T22:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T02:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-radar-track-shows-hijacked-plane-to-israel-plummet-3-miles-in-real-time-as-violent-middle-eastern-pilot-made-his-move\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T22:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T02:32:14","slug":"watch-radar-track-shows-hijacked-plane-to-israel-plummet-3-miles-in-real-time-as-violent-middle-eastern-pilot-made-his-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-radar-track-shows-hijacked-plane-to-israel-plummet-3-miles-in-real-time-as-violent-middle-eastern-pilot-made-his-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Radar Track Shows Hijacked Plane to Israel Plummet 3 Miles in Real Time as Violent Middle Eastern Pilot Made His Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-radar-track-shows-hijacked-plane-to-israel-plummet-3-miles-in-real-time-as-violent-middle-eastern-pilot-made-his-move%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2673488&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-house-judiciary-committee-holds-hearing-on-holding-hunter-biden-in-contempt-of-congress\/\" title=\"LIVE: House Judiciary Committee hearing on Hunter Biden&#039;s potential contempt of Congress\">dramatic incident involving<\/a> a hijacked flight operated by FlyDubai traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv. During the flight, a man who appeared to be the pilot stabbed the co-pilot, aiming to crash the aircraft and kill everyone onboard. The co-pilot, Capt. Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, managed to fight off the attacker, open the cockpit door, and allow passengers to overtake the assailant. In the ensuing chaos, the plane experienced a rapid descent of over 16,000 feet, reaching speeds exceeding its maximum limit, before safely landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Damage to the aircraft&#8217;s tail was visible after the emergency landing. Machchhar was severely injured, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-how-the-co-pilot-saved-israel-bound-passengers-while-suffering-massive-blood-loss-after-attack\/\" title=\"Revealed: How the Co... Saved Israel-Bound ... While Suffering Massive ... Loss After Attack\">suffering massive blood loss<\/a>, but is currently stable in a Saudi hospital. The hijacker is in custody.Israeli Prime Minister benjamin Netanyahu praised Machchhar\u2019s bravery, stating he saved 174 lives, including many israelis.The incident highlights the heroism of the crew and passengers in preventing a potential catastrophe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The desperate, life or death struggle aboard a hijacked airliner en route to Israel from Dubai on Wednesday is graphically illustrated in a medium few civilians bother to look at:<\/p>\n<p>FlightRadar24, a Sweden-based site that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tracks real-time flight information<\/a> from aircraft around the world, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightradar24.com\/data\/flights\/fz1073#41e663ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">playback<\/a> of FlyDubai Flight 1073 to Tel Aviv that shows the plane cruising for more than three hours at about 34,000 feet, then plummeting about 16,000 feet \u2014 or more than three miles \u2014 before passengers could subdue a murderous man at the controls and stabilize the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The ordeal was launched when a man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/revealed-co-pilot-saved-israel-bound-flight-suffering-massive-blood-loss-hijacker-stabbing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News identified<\/a> as the flight\u2019s pilot stabbed the aircraft\u2019s co-pilot in an apparent attempt to crash the plane \u2014 and kill all 174 aboard.<\/p>\n<p>The co-pilot, identified as Capt. Smit Machchhar, an Indian national, managed to fight off his attacker long enough to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to swarm in and overpower the rogue pilot.<\/p>\n<p>A post on X noted the rapid flight descent occured in under two minutes, with the plane, a Boeing 737 Max 8, hitting speeds of nearly 600 knots, well in excess of its maximum specifications of <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/how-fast-boeing-737-max\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">541 knots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A violent altercation and stabbing in the cockpit of a FlyDubai flight over Saudi Arabia this morning caused the 737-8 to plummet 18,400 feet in just under two minutes, exceeding its maximum operating speed by nearly 100 kts.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft landed safely in Tabuk. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/POg0WCN1WS\">pic.twitter.com\/POg0WCN1WS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Osinttechnical\/status\/2105215105726026149?\">September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A reported picture on social media of the aircraft after making an emergency landing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aflyguyslounge\/posts\/flydubai-aircraft-shows-major-tail-damage-after-extreme-descentnew-images-from-t\/1652158369908130\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia<\/a> showed that its rudder was severely damaged during the rapid descent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A photo showing damage to the tail of FlyDubai Flight 1073 incurred during it\u2019s rapid descent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zHK9hL9VL4\">pic.twitter.com\/zHK9hL9VL4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FaytuksNetwork\/status\/2105239147808240114?\">September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Machchhar is being heralded as a hero for managing to get the cockpit door open, so the attacker could be subdued.<\/p>\n<p>Off-duty pilots onboard then took over and landed the aircraft safely in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/netanyahu-sends-warning-mamdani-ahead-trip-nyc-gonna-tell-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> posted on X, \u201cMy salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery. Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker \u2014 preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals. I wish Captain Machchhar a speedy and full recovery. He is a true hero.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:<\/p>\n<p>My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker \u2014\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM\/status\/2105366400835461306?\">September 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-910155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a> reported that 166 passengers were Israelis.<\/p>\n<p>Machchhar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IndianEmbRiyadh\/status\/2105371177095225350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suffered \u201cmassive blood loss,\u201d<\/a> according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/30\/world\/live-news\/dubai-israel-plane-flydubai-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Shota Musaev, a dentist on board who tended to the wounded man, said, \u201cI started helping the pilot because he had lost a lot of blood and was in bad shape. He was covered in cuts \u2014 his head, his hands \u2014 they were practically sliced open, almost severed in two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Machchhar is in stable condition in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IndianEmbRiyadh\/status\/2105371177095225350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India\u2019s embassy in Riyadh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The would-be hijacker is in custody in Saudi Arabia, according to NBC.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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