Date: | Tuesday 8 March 1988 |
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Type: | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
Registration: | CCCP-85413 |
MSN: | 80A413 |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Total airframe hrs: | 11411 hours |
Cycles: | 4669 flights |
Engine model: | Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 84 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Veshchevo Air Force Base -
Russia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Kurgan Airport (KRO/USUU) |
Destination airport: | Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI) |
Narrative:The aircraft was hijacked by family (11 people) from Irkutsk who demanded to be flown to London. A landing at Veshchevo Air Force Base was made to refuel. While on the ground the aircraft was stormed by Russian troops. Explosions followed, causing severe damage to the tail of the aircraft. Five of the hijackers were killed, along with 3 passengers and a stewardess.
Sources:
Soviet Transports airdisaster.ru Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1988 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP); March 1982
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