Narrative:
A Bangladeshi man hijacked the aircraft shortly after takeoff. He announced that he had a revolver and explosives in a bag he was carrying and would blow up the aircraft unless he was flown to Kashmir, India. The hijacker was overpowered, however, and arrested when the aircraft landed safely at Barisal. The hijackers bag was found to contain only bananas and some bread.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 4 April 1996 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace ATP |
| Operator: | Biman Bangladesh Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Barisal Airport (BZL) ( Bangladesh)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dhaka-Zia International Airport (DAC/VGZR), Bangladesh |
| Barisal Airport (BZL/VGBR), Bangladesh |
A Bangladeshi man hijacked the aircraft shortly after takeoff. He announced that he had a revolver and explosives in a bag he was carrying and would blow up the aircraft unless he was flown to Kashmir, India. The hijacker was overpowered, however, and arrested when the aircraft landed safely at Barisal. The hijackers bag was found to contain only bananas and some bread.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1996 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
Map
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 Dhaka-Zia International Airport to Barisal Airport as the crow flies is 116 km (72 miles).
Distance from Dhaka-Zia International Airport to Barisal Airport as the crow flies is 116 km (72 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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