Hijacking description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 18 JUN 1977 |
| Type: | Antonov 24 |
| Operator: | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Belgrade (Serbia) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Vidin Airport (VID), Bulgaria |
| Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF/LBSF), Bulgaria |
One hijacker. Hijacker surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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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 Vidin Airport to Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
Distance from Vidin Airport to Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 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.
