Incident Overview
Date: Friday 13 November 1970
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14M
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Lithuania
Registration Number: CCCP-52054
Location: Palanga Airport (PLQ) –
ÿ Lithuania
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42
Component Affected: Aircraft cabin and cockpitAircraft cabin and cockpit
Category: Unlawful Interference
Aeroflot flight 57 experienced a hijacking involving an IL-14 aircraft departing Kaunas. The hijackers, husband and wife, poured petrol and kerosene into the cabin and cockpit, threatening to ignite the aircraft. They demanded to be flown to Gotland, Sweden, as an escape route from the USSR.Aeroflot flight 57 experienced a hijacking involving an IL-14 aircraft departing Kaunas. The hijackers, husband and wife, poured petrol and kerosene into the cabin and cockpit, threatening to ignite the aircraft. They demanded to be flown to Gotland, Sweden, as an escape route from the USSR.
Description
Aeroflot flight 57 departed Vilnius on a domestic service to Kaunas and Palanga. The IL-14 aircraft was hijacked about twenty minutes after takeoff from Kaunas. The hijackers, husband and wife, had 3 liters of petrol and 5 litres of kerosene which they poured in the cabin and cockpit, threatening to ignite it. They demanded to be flown to Gotland (Sweden) in order to escape from the USSR. The flight crew managed to restrain the hijackers and land safely in Palanga.
Source of Information
http://www.genocid.lt/Leidyba/10/agne.htmhttp://www.genocid.lt/Leidyba/10/agne.htmPrimary Cause
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