Incident Overview
Date: Monday 13 November 2000
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40K
Owner/operator: Aria Air Tour
Registration Number: EP-EAM
Location: Bandar Abbas –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46
Component Affected: Aria Air Flight 1492, a Yakovlev 40 aircraft.Aria Air Flight 1492, a Yakovlev 40 aircraft.
Category: Unlawful Interference
On March 12, 2023, Iranian nationals hijacked Domestic Aria Air Flight 1492, a Yakovlev 40 aircraft, bound for Bandar Abbas, Iran. The hijackers, believed to be part of a group of four families, demanded to be flown to the United States. Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) security forces successfully thwarted the hijacking, resulting in a struggle where one IRGC member was shot and a second was stabbed. The flight attendant and five hijackers sustained injuries. The aircraft landed safely at Bandar Abbas Airport, and the hijackers and their families were apprehended. The total number of individuals involved was 23.On March 12, 2023, Iranian nationals hijacked Domestic Aria Air Flight 1492, a Yakovlev 40 aircraft, bound for Bandar Abbas, Iran. The hijackers, believed to be part of a group of four families, demanded to be flown to the United States. Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) security forces successfully thwarted the hijacking, resulting in a struggle where one IRGC member was shot and a second was stabbed. The flight attendant and five hijackers sustained injuries. The aircraft landed safely at Bandar Abbas Airport, and the hijackers and their families were apprehended. The total number of individuals involved was 23.
Description
Armed men hijacked domestic Aria Air Tour flight 1492, a Yakovlev 40 aircraft, bound from Ahwaz to Bandar Abbas. The hijackers apparently were part of a group of four families demanding to be flown to the United States. The hijacking was foiled by members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), which is responsible for security on Iranian flights. During the ensuing struggle, one IRGC member was shot and a second stabbed. A flight attendant and five hijackers were also injured. The plane landed safely at Bandar Abbas Airport, and the hijacking ended when the pilots escaped from the cockpit. The hijackers and their families, a total of 23 people, were placed under arrest.
Primary Cause
Hijacking of a commercial aircraft by a group of individuals demanding to be flown to the United States.Hijacking of a commercial aircraft by a group of individuals demanding to be flown to the United States.Share on:
