UI Yakovlev Yak-40 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325893
 

Date:Tuesday 11 December 1990
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic YK40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator:Aeroflot
Registration:
MSN:
Engine model:Ivchenko AI-25
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Category:UI
Location:Tbilisi Airport (TBS) -   Georgia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Baku-Bina International Airport (BAK/UBBB)
Destination airport:Tbilisi Airport (TBS/UGGG)
Narrative:
An attempt to hijack an Aeroflot Yak-40 to Turkey failed when the aircraft landed at Tbilisi,, ostensibly for refueling. The plane was on a domestic flight from Baku to Tblisi. The hijacker threatened to detonate an explosive device if his demand was not met. He was arrested upon landing: no explosives were found.

Sources:

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1991 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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