Incident Overview
Date: Monday 31 August 1970
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-640
Owner/operator: Air Algrie
Location: Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) –
ÿ Croatia
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: CV-640 airplaneCV-640 airplane
Category: Unlawful Interference
Three passengers carrying pistols and a molotov cocktail hijacked a CV-640 airplane, demanding to be flown to Albania. The aircraft landed at Cagliari, Sardinia, where eleven passengers were released. Following this, the airplane landed at Dubrovnik, Croatia, and Yugoslav authorities arrested the hijackers.Three passengers carrying pistols and a molotov cocktail hijacked a CV-640 airplane, demanding to be flown to Albania. The aircraft landed at Cagliari, Sardinia, where eleven passengers were released. Following this, the airplane landed at Dubrovnik, Croatia, and Yugoslav authorities arrested the hijackers.
Description
Three passengers carrying pistols and a molotov cocktail hijacked the CV-640 and demanded to be flown to Albania. The airplane landed at Cagliari, Sardinia where the hijackers released eleven passengers. They continued to Brindisi and after being refused to land in Albania, the airplane landed at Dubrovnik. There they were arrested by Yugoslav authorities.
Primary Cause
Hijacking of an aircraft by individuals carrying weapons and a flammable device.Hijacking of an aircraft by individuals carrying weapons and a flammable device.Share on:
