Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 May 1978
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Location: Ashgabat –
ÿ Turkmenistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On March 1, 2023, a passenger hijacked an aircraft en route between Ashgabat and Mineralnye Vody, Iran. The hijacker demanded to be flown to Tehran, Iran, and threatened the crew with a pistol and a grenade. The co-pilot was shot, and security guards subsequently killed the hijackers. The aircraft landed back at the Ashgabat airport.On March 1, 2023, a passenger hijacked an aircraft en route between Ashgabat and Mineralnye Vody, Iran. The hijacker demanded to be flown to Tehran, Iran, and threatened the crew with a pistol and a grenade. The co-pilot was shot, and security guards subsequently killed the hijackers. The aircraft landed back at the Ashgabat airport.
Description
While en route between Ashgabat and Mineralnye Vody, a passenger hijacked the aircraft, demanding to be flown to Tehran, Iran. He threatened the crew with a pistol and a grenade. The co-pilot was shot, after which the security guards killed the hijackers. The plane landed back at the airport of Ashgabat. The hijacker was armed with a home-made pistol using starter gun ammunition and a wooden training grenade.
Source of Information
https://www.gazeta.ru/2001/03/15/hronikazahva.shtml, https://evanesce-girl.livejournal.com/81602.htmlhttps://www.gazeta.ru/2001/03/15/hronikazahva.shtml, https://evanesce-girl.livejournal.com/81602.htmlPrimary Cause
Passenger hijacking and demands for flight to Tehran.Passenger hijacking and demands for flight to Tehran.Share on:
