Date: | Tuesday 11 December 1990 |
Time: | |
Type: | 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
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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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