Hijacking description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 04 JUN 1948 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47 |
| Operator: | Jugoslovenske Sovjet Transport Aviacija - JUSTA |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Bari (Italy) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Beograd Airport (BEG/LYBE), Serbia |
| Sarajevo Airport (SJJ/LQSA), Bosnia and Herzegovina |
One of the crew members and a passenger drew guns and forced the pilot to fly to Italy.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Beograd Airport to Sarajevo Airport as the crow flies is 191 km (119 miles).
Distance from Beograd Airport to Sarajevo Airport as the crow flies is 191 km (119 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
