Status: | |
Date: | Monday 30 March 1998 |
Type: | Boeing 727 |
Operator: | Kibris Türk Hava Yollari |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 97 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 105 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB) ( Turkey)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Ercan Airport (ECN/LCEN), Turkey |
Destination airport: | Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC), Turkey |
Narrative:A Turkish male passenger hijacked a Cyprus Turkish Airlines Boeing 727 aircraft, carrying 97 passengers and eight crew members, shortly after takeoff from the Turkish-controlled part of Cyprus. The plane was en route to Ankara, Turkey. The hijacker, who acted alone and claimed to have a bomb, demanded to be flown to Bonn, Germany. The pilot told the hijacker that the aircraft did not have enough fuel and persuaded him to allow the plane to land at Esenboga Airport in Ankara. Turkish security forces surrounded the plane when it landed and, after a brief period of negotiations, stormed the plane and overpowered the hijacker. No weapons or explosives were found on the plane. There were no injuries to passengers or crew members.
Classification:
Hijack
Sources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1998 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
Photos
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 Ercan Airport to Ankara-Esenboga Airport as the crow flies is 551 km (344 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.