Narrative:
Six passengers hijacked the flight to Vienna, Austria using a kitchen knife, a pistol that would not fire and a revolver for which they had no ammunition.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 18 April 1952 |
| Type: | unknown |
| Operator: | Jugoslovenski Aerotransport - JAT |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Graz-Thalerhof Airport (GRZ) ( Austria)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport, Serbia |
| Ljubljana-Brnik Airport (LJU/LJLJ), Slovenia |
Six passengers hijacked the flight to Vienna, Austria using a kitchen knife, a pistol that would not fire and a revolver for which they had no ammunition.
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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 Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport to Ljubljana-Brnik Airport as the crow flies is 485 km (303 miles).
Distance from Beograd-Dojno Polje Airport to Ljubljana-Brnik Airport as the crow flies is 485 km (303 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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