26 Mar Yakovlev Yak-40K – D2-TYC A TAAG Angola Airlines Yak-40 passenger plane crashed near Matala in Angola, killing all 19 on board. Flight International reports tha... Continue reading
26 Mar Grumman G-73 Mallard – Armed with a 45-calibre pistol and a 22-calibre rifle the hijacker forced a male maintenance employee to board the aircraft. He then de... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) – N100MA The DC-3 aircraft was stolen by a mechanic and flown towards Mexico. It was used in drug running and flown to a location near La Macare... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727-172C – CS-TBQ Feigning illness the hijacker started toward the forward restroom and brandishing a pistol gained access to the cockpit. He demanded 10... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727 – After boarding Continental flight 11, a man brandished a knife and demanded the aircraft take off. The flight attendants had the passen... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727 – The hijacker climbed over a fence went up the rear stairs of a Boeing 727 parked at Stockton Airport, California, and brandishing a pis... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727 – Armed with a pistol the hijacker scaled a fence at Ontario Airport, California, and boarded a Boeing 727 aircraft and accosted the crew... Continue reading
26 Mar Tupolev Tu-134 – While en route the hijacker put a knife to the throat of a flight attendant and demanded to be flown to Turkey. He was overpowered by p... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707 – Armed with what was later determined to be a toy pistol the hijacker commandeered the aircraft. Twenty minutes later the plane landed a... Continue reading
26 Mar Ilyushin Il-18 – Two men attempted to take over the airctaft by force but were overpowered by some of the crew and passengers. Continue reading