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Datum: | Freitag 29 Juni 2012 |
Zeit: | 12:35 |
Flugzeugtyp: |  Embraer ERJ 190-100 LR (ERJ-190LR) |
Fluggesellschaft: | Tianjin Airlines |
Kennzeichen: | B-3171 |
Werknummer: | 19000379 |
Baujahr: | 2010 |
Triebwerk: | 2 General Electric CF34-10E5 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 9 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 92 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 101 |
Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
Unfallort: | Hotan Airport (HTN) ( Volksrepublik China)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Hotan Airport (HTN/ZWTN), Volksrepublik China |
Flug nach: | Urumqi Airport (URC/ZWWW), Volksrepublik China |
Flugnummer: | GS7554 |
Unfallbericht:An Embraer ERJ 190 passenger jet returned to Hotan Airport (HTN), China following a foiled hijacking attempt. Tianjin Airlines flight 7554 to Urumqi was en route when three passengers in the front and three in the back stood up and announced a hijacking.
Passengers and crew overpowered the hijackers who were subdued. According to media reports the hijackers carried explosives and had attempted to break into the airplane's cockpit with a crutch.
The flight returned to land at Hotan where the hijackers were apprehended.
Two hijackers later died in hospital from injuries received in the fight with passengers and crew.
Informationsquelle:
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GSCN.com»
CAAC news release»
Global Times
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accident date:
29-06-2012type: Embraer ERJ-190LR
registration: B-3171
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 Hotan Airport to Urumqi Airport as the crow flies is 991 km (619 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.