Narrative:
Aeroflot flight 1515, a Boeing 737-800, made an emergency landing at Khanty-Mansiysk International Airport, Russia, after a passenger attempted to hijack the aircraft.
The flight had departed Surgut at 09:55 UTC. While en route to Moscow at FL340, a 41-year old male passenger claiming to be armed ordered the flight crew to divert to Afghanistan. At 10:22 UTC the pilots squawked 7600 (lost communications) on their transponder.
The aircraft landed safely at Khanty-Mansiysk at 11:17 UTC. After landing, security forces stormed the plane and detained the man. He was in a state of intoxication; he was not armed.
On August 28, 2019, the Ugra court sentenced the hijacker to compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
» e1.ru
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Tuesday 22 January 2019 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8LJ (WL) |
| Operator: | Aeroflot Russian International Airlines |
| Registration: | VP-BRR |
| MSN: | 41197/4710 |
| First flight: | 2013-11-21 (5 years 2 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B26E |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 69 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Khanty-Mansiysk International Airport (HMA) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Surgut Airport (SGC/USRR), Russia |
| Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | SU1515 |
Aeroflot flight 1515, a Boeing 737-800, made an emergency landing at Khanty-Mansiysk International Airport, Russia, after a passenger attempted to hijack the aircraft.
The flight had departed Surgut at 09:55 UTC. While en route to Moscow at FL340, a 41-year old male passenger claiming to be armed ordered the flight crew to divert to Afghanistan. At 10:22 UTC the pilots squawked 7600 (lost communications) on their transponder.
The aircraft landed safely at Khanty-Mansiysk at 11:17 UTC. After landing, security forces stormed the plane and detained the man. He was in a state of intoxication; he was not armed.
On August 28, 2019, the Ugra court sentenced the hijacker to compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Aeroflot» e1.ru
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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 Surgut Airport to Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport as the crow flies is 2118 km (1324 miles).
Distance from Surgut Airport to Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport as the crow flies is 2118 km (1324 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.
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