Narrative:
An Air Mauritania plane was hijacked by a man, armed with a gun. He entered the cockpit and ordered the pilot to fly to Morocco. The pilot disarmed the hijacker, but a shot was fired and the bullet lodged in the roof of the plane. The plane was flown to Nouakchott where the hijacker, identified as a policeman from Zouerate, was handed over to police. The hijacker offered no motive for the incident, and no injuries were incurred.
accident date: 09-08-1996
type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000
registration: 5T-CLG
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 9 August 1996 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 |
| Operator: | Air Mauritanie |
| Registration: | 5T-CLG |
| MSN: | 11093 |
| First flight: | 1975-10-06 (20 years 10 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Nouakchott Airport (NKC) ( Mauritania)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria (LPA/GCLP), Spain |
| Nouakchott Airport (NKC/GQNN), Mauritania |
An Air Mauritania plane was hijacked by a man, armed with a gun. He entered the cockpit and ordered the pilot to fly to Morocco. The pilot disarmed the hijacker, but a shot was fired and the bullet lodged in the roof of the plane. The plane was flown to Nouakchott where the hijacker, identified as a policeman from Zouerate, was handed over to police. The hijacker offered no motive for the incident, and no injuries were incurred.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1996 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
accident date: 09-08-1996
type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000
registration: 5T-CLG
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 Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria to Nouakchott Airport as the crow flies is 1088 km (680 miles).
Distance from Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria to Nouakchott Airport as the crow flies is 1088 km (680 miles).
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