Statuts: | |
Date: | jeudi 26 novembre 1981 |
Type/Sous-type: | Boeing 707-337C |
Compagnie: | Air-India |
Immatriculation: | VT-DVB |
Numéro de série: | 19248/549 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1967 |
Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 10 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 10 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
Lieu de l'accident: | Durban ( Afrique du Sud)
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Phase de vol: | En attente (STD) |
Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
Aéroport de départ: | Mahe Island-Seychelles International Airport (SEZ/FSIA), Seychelles |
Aéroport de destination: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), Inde |
Numéro de vol: | AI232 |
Détails:While on the ground at Mahe Island-Seychelles International Airport 47 mercenaries boarded with automatic weapons and hand grenades and required that the aircraft be flown to Durban, South Africa. After about six hours of negotiation, the passengers and crew were released and the hijackers surrendered. The hijackers were part of a group who arrived at Seychelles airport from Swaziland. They had made an effort to forcefully take over the airport to start a coup d'état. During the battle the Air India flight landed and was taken over by the hijackers in an effort to escape from the airport and its defenders.
The leader was sentenced to 20 years for air piracy with 10 years suspended. Seven others sentenced to prison terms ranging from 1 to 5 years. 34 were sentenced to 5 years with all but 6 months suspended. One found not guilty and two others' charges dismissed.
Photos
accident date:
26-11-1981type: Boeing 707-337C
registration: VT-DVB
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Mahe Island-Seychelles International Airport et Bombay-Santacruz Airport est de 3239 km (2025 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.