| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 52 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Djibouti Airport (JIB) -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ/HCMM) |
| Hargeisa Airport (HGA/HCMH) |
A Somali Antonov 26 aircraft, on a domestic flight from Mogadishu to Hargeisa, landed in Djibouti where two crew members, the pilot and flight engineer, requested political asylum. Both of these individuals were military officers. Approximately 14 other Somali military personnel were among the 47 passengers and five crew on the flight.
Sources:
Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1990 / FAA
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