26 Mar Antonov An-24B – CCCP-46789 While en route between Groznyy and Baku, a passenger attempted to hijack the aircraft to Turkey. He injured the flight engineer and was... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727-82C – CS-TBO A hijacker brandished two fake pistols in a handkerchief demanded to go to Morocco. The pilot determined that the pistols were not real... Continue reading
26 Mar de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 – 8R-GEJ On November 17th 1978, Guyana Airways DHC-6 Twin Otter 8R-GEJ was chartered by a fact-finding delegation led by US congressman Leo Ryan... Continue reading
26 Mar Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 – OH-LSB A hijacker armed with a pistol entered the cockpit and ordered the pilot to continue to Helsinki. At Helsinki some passengers were rele... Continue reading
26 Mar Hawker Siddeley HS-748-212 Srs. 2 – 4R-ACJ The pilot and first officer were carrying out pre-departure checks when loud explosion in the mid-section of the fuselage caused a fire... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers 782D Viscount – VP-WAS An Air Rhodesia Viscount, named "Hunyani", took off from Kariba Airport at 17:10. Shortly after departing Kariba, the starboard wing wa... Continue reading
26 Mar Tupolev Tu-134 – SP-LGC A hijacker armed with a starter pistol demanded to be taken to Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin. The flight landed at Tempelhof where h... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-300 – One passenger dropped a note near a flight attendant who was taking a nap. He demanding the release of several prisoners, a.o. Rudolf H... Continue reading
26 Mar BAC One-Eleven 524FF – RP-C1184 An explosion in the rear left lavatory blew a hole in the fuselage. The aircraft was flying at FL240 at the time, on its way from Cebu ... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 – PH-DNS A hijacker armed with toy pistol and alleged explosives forced his way into the cockpit and demanded to be taken to Algiers, Algeria. W... Continue reading