Narrative:
An attempt was made to hijack an Iran Air Boeing 727 on a domestic flight from Shiraz to Bandar Abbas. Four passengers, displaying pistols and hand grenades, demanded that the flight be diverted to either Iraq or Israel; however, Iranian security forces aboard the flight killed the hijackers. No other passengers were injured, and the aircraft returned to Shiraz.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 26 January 1990 |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Operator: | Iran Air |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Shiraz Airport (SYZ) ( Iran)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Shiraz Airport (SYZ/OISS), Iran |
| Bandar Abbas Airport (BND/OIKB), Iran |
An attempt was made to hijack an Iran Air Boeing 727 on a domestic flight from Shiraz to Bandar Abbas. Four passengers, displaying pistols and hand grenades, demanded that the flight be diverted to either Iraq or Israel; however, Iranian security forces aboard the flight killed the hijackers. No other passengers were injured, and the aircraft returned to Shiraz.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1990 / FAAPhotos
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 Shiraz Airport to Bandar Abbas Airport as the crow flies is 449 km (280 miles).
Distance from Shiraz Airport to Bandar Abbas Airport as the crow flies is 449 km (280 miles).
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