| Date: | Monday 17 October 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Air Djibouti |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Tadjoura Airport (TDJ) -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tadjoura Airport (TDJ/HDTJ) |
Two gunmen wielding submachine guns hijacked an Air Djibouti Twin Otter before takeoff. They shot and killed the French pilot and a cabinet minister's mother.
Sources:
San Mateo Times, 17-10-1977
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