Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 3 March 1974
Aircraft Type: Vickers Super VC10-1151
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-ASGO
Location: Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A VC10 aircraft, G-ASGO, was hijacked over Rhodos by two individuals during a Mumbai-Bahrain-Beirut-London flight. The aircraft diverted to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport and all crew and passengers were released. The hijackers threw flammable liquids and set the aircraft on fire. Both hijackers were captured running from the plane.A VC10 aircraft, G-ASGO, was hijacked over Rhodos by two individuals during a Mumbai-Bahrain-Beirut-London flight. The aircraft diverted to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport and all crew and passengers were released. The hijackers threw flammable liquids and set the aircraft on fire. Both hijackers were captured running from the plane.
Description
VC10 G-ASGO was on the last leg of a Mumbai (Bombay)-Bahrain-Beirut-London flight when it was hijacked over Rhodos by 2 men. The aircraft diverted to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. All 10 crew and 100 passengers were released and the hijackers threw inflammable liquids around the cabin and set the plane on fire. Both men were captured running from the plane.
Primary Cause
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