Hijacking
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 26 FEB 1982 |
| Tipo: | Boeing 737-2R8C |
| Operador: | Air Tanzania |
| Registración: | 5H-ATC |
| Numéro de série: | 21710/546 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1978-12-05 (3 years 3 months) |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 83 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 89 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | Nairobi, Jeddah, Athens, London-Stansted (Reino Unido) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Mwanza Airport (MWZ/HTMW), Tanzania |
| Dar Es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania |
The Air Tanzania flight bound for Dar es Salaam (DAR) was hijacked by five passengers. They forced it to land at Nairobi (NBO), Kenya. Five passengers were released and the Boeing 737 was refueled. After nearly six hours on the ground, the airplane took off at 12:15 am. The flight was refueled at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and continued to Athens, Greece. In Athens two passengers were released. The flight continued to London-Stansted (STN).
The hijackers demanded to speek to exiled Tanzanian opposition politician Oscar Kambona. After he spoke to them as they demanded, the hijackers surrendered February 28.
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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 Mwanza Airport to Dar Es Salaam International Airport as the crow flies is 848 km (530 miles).
Distance from Mwanza Airport to Dar Es Salaam International Airport as the crow flies is 848 km (530 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.
