Narrative:
A Vietnamese man hijacked the Caravelle as it was about to depart for Bangkok. He released the passengers and crew and set off two grenades as authorities approached the aircraft to apprehend him. The hijacker was killed by the explosion and the aircraft sustained irreparable damage.
Damaged on the ground
accident date: 28-08-1976
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: XW-PNH
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1976 |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-BSGZ |
| MSN: | 83 |
| First flight: | 1961-06-29 (15 years 2 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Ho Chi Minh City Airport (SGN) ( Vietnam)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD), Thailand |
A Vietnamese man hijacked the Caravelle as it was about to depart for Bangkok. He released the passengers and crew and set off two grenades as authorities approached the aircraft to apprehend him. The hijacker was killed by the explosion and the aircraft sustained irreparable damage.
Classification:
Hijack Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAAPhotos
accident date: 28-08-1976
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: XW-PNH
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 Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport as the crow flies is 737 km (461 miles).
Distance from Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport as the crow flies is 737 km (461 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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