Narrative:
An armed man attempted to hijack an Aeroflot flight from Krasnodar to Baku. Security guards intervened and killed the hijacker.
Soviet state media first reported on the hijacking on November 15, 1978.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 November 1978 |
| Type: | unknown |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | at an unknown location ( Unknown country)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Krasnodar Airport (KRR/URKK), Russia |
| Baku-Bina International Airport (BAK/UBBB), Azerbaijan |
An armed man attempted to hijack an Aeroflot flight from Krasnodar to Baku. Security guards intervened and killed the hijacker.
Soviet state media first reported on the hijacking on November 15, 1978.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
Map
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 Krasnodar Airport to Baku-Bina International Airport as the crow flies is 1015 km (634 miles).
Distance from Krasnodar Airport to Baku-Bina International Airport as the crow flies is 1015 km (634 miles).
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