Hijacking
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 17 OKT 1996 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Tupolew 154 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Aeroflot |
| Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 180 |
| Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
| Unfallort: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed Airport (LOS) (Nigeria) |
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
| Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM), Nigeria | |
| Flugnummer: | 417 |
A hijacker who had boarded the flight during a stopover at Malta hijacked the plane and demanded to be flown to Germany or South Africa. The hijacker was overpower by two Austrian police officers using pepperspray.
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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 Malta-Luqa Airport to Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport as the crow flies is 3426 km (2141 miles).
Distance from Malta-Luqa Airport to Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport as the crow flies is 3426 km (2141 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.
