Date:	Tuesday 11 December 1990
Time:
Type:	Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator:	Aeroflot
Registration:
MSN:
Engine model:	Ivchenko AI-25
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Unlawful Interference
Location:	Tbilisi Airport (TBS) -   Georgia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Baku-Bina International Airport (BAK/UBBB)
Destination airport:	Tbilisi Airport (TBS/UGGG)

Narrative:
An attempt to hijack an Aeroflot Yak-40 to Turkey failed when the aircraft landed at Tbilisi,, ostensibly for refueling. The plane was on a domestic flight from Baku to Tblisi. The hijacker threatened to detonate an explosive device if his demand was not met. He was arrested upon landing: no explosives were found.

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1991 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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