Date:	Monday 6 October 1997
Time:
Type:	Boeing 727-200 ?
Owner/operator:	Iran Air
Registration:
MSN:
Engine model:	P&W JT8D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Unknown
Category:	Unlawful Interference
Location:	Bandar Abbas Airport (BND) -   Iran
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII)
Destination airport:	Bandar Abbas Airport (BND/OIKB)

Narrative:
Iran Air flight 257 was hijacked while en route from Tehran to Bandar Abbas, when a passenger armed with a handgun burst into the cockpit. The man demanded to be flown to Iraq but reportedly also mentioned Israel as a secondary destination. At some point the hijacker fired a shot and wounded a security guard. Another security guard opened fire, wounded the hijacker, and placed him under arrest. The plane continued onto Bandar Abbas where the hijacker was taken into custody.

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1997 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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