Descripción del Accidente ASN 05 APR 1984 Lockheed L-1011 TriStar registration unknown - Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST)
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Fecha:jueves 5 abril 1984
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic L101 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Operador:Saudi Arabian Airlines
Registración: registration unknown
Numéro de série:
Año de Construcción:
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Total:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Daños en la Aeronave: Ninguno
Ubicación:Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST) (   Turquía)
Fase: Aproximación (APR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Internacional Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Arabia Saudita
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI), Siria
Descripción:
The aircraft was hijacked by a Syrian national being returned to his homeland. The hijacker walked into the cockpit and told the pilot he had a bomb in his pocket. The aircraft was on final approach at Damascus at the time of the hijacking. The hijacker demanded to be taken to Istanbul. During the flight to Istanbul, the hijacker changed his mind and to told the pilot to fly to Stockholm, Sweden. The pilot recommended landing at Istanbul to refuel.
At Istanbul. when the police authorities prevented the aircraft from leaving, the pilot was able to overpower the hijacker and pushed him out of the emergency door. The hijacker was taken into custody.



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Distance from Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to Damascus International Airport as the crow flies is 1322 km (826 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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