Unfallbericht:
Three Croatians were armed with a pistol and a knife hijacked the domestic flight. They demanded to be taken to Israel. At Larnaca passengers staged a mock fire alarm and escaped while the plane was on the ground.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Titograd to Belgrade. The hijacking occurred shortly after an unscheduled stop at Dubrovnik Airport to pick up high ranking officials after an international conference.
accident date: 26-09-1981
type: Boeing 727-2H9
registration: YU-AKF
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Samstag 26 September 1981 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Boeing 727-2H9 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Jugoslovenski Aerotransport - JAT |
| Kennzeichen: | YU-AKF |
| Werknummer: | 21038/1118 |
| Baujahr: | 1975-03-14 (6 years 7 months) |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 9 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 98 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 107 |
| Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
| Unfallort: | Larnaca Airport (LCA) ( Zypern)
|
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Titograd Airport (TGD/LYPG), Montenegro |
| Beograd Airport (BEG/LYBE), |
Three Croatians were armed with a pistol and a knife hijacked the domestic flight. They demanded to be taken to Israel. At Larnaca passengers staged a mock fire alarm and escaped while the plane was on the ground.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Titograd to Belgrade. The hijacking occurred shortly after an unscheduled stop at Dubrovnik Airport to pick up high ranking officials after an international conference.
Informationsquelle:
» New York Times, September 28, 1981Fotos
accident date: 26-09-1981
type: Boeing 727-2H9
registration: YU-AKF
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 Titograd Airport to Beograd Airport as the crow flies is 284 km (178 miles).
Distance from Titograd Airport to Beograd Airport as the crow flies is 284 km (178 miles).
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