Hijacking
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 18 MAI 1973 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Tupolew 104B |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Kennzeichen: | CCCP-42411 |
| Werknummer: | 820303 |
| Baujahr: | 1958 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Mikulin AM-3M-500 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 8 / Insassen: 8 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 74 / Insassen: 74 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 82 / Insassen: 82 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 97 km (60.6 Meilen) W of Chita (Russland)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII), Russland |
| Chita Airport (HTA/UIAA), Russland |
The Tupolev 104 was hijacked by a passenger, who demanded to be flown to China. The explosive device which he had taken with him detonated at an altitude of FL300, causing the plane to crash east of Lake Baikal.
The Tu-104 is also reported to have been CCCP-42379.
Informationsquelle:
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» Aviation Disasters / D. Gero
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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 Irkutsk Airport to Chita Airport as the crow flies is 604 km (378 miles).
Distance from Irkutsk Airport to Chita Airport as the crow flies is 604 km (378 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.
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