Hijacking
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 12 APR 1992 |
| Type: | Boeing 727-260 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registratie: | registration unknown |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17R |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 105 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) (Kenia) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopië |
| ? | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 574 |
Two Ethiopian couples armed with hand grenades hijacked Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET574, a Boeing 727 aircraft flying a domestic route out of Addis Ababa with 105 passengers. The hijackers demanded to be taken to Nairobi, Kenya, where they requested USD5 million and fuel to fly to Toronto, Canada.
After four hours of negotiation with authorities at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, however, they surrendered. Reportedly, the two male hijackers were security guards for former Ethiopian president Mengistu Haile Mariam and had escaped from prison. No injuries were reported.
Bronnen:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1992 / U.S. Department of Tranport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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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.
