26 Mar Antonov An-8 – CCCP-69320 Crashed when both engines flamed out on final approach to Novosibirsk-Yeltsovka (NAPO Airfield). Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-24 – An attempt to hijack an Aeroflot Antonov 24 aircraft to Sweden failed when the crew and passengers overpowered the hijacker. The plane ... Continue reading
26 Mar unknown – An attempt to hijack an Aeroflot passenger jet on a domestic flight from Leningrad to Arkhangelsk failed when the hijacker was arrested... Continue reading
26 Mar Yakovlev Yak-42 – CCCP-42351 The aircraft struck trees 1700 m short of the runway and broke up after the pilot intentionally departed from the prescribed approach p... Continue reading
26 Mar Yakovlev Yak-40 – CCCP-87451 Destroyed at Pavlodar after being hit by Yakovlev 40K CCCP-87914. Continue reading
26 Mar unknown – Two men entered the cockpit of an Aeroflot aircraft, threatened the pilots with knives and explosives, and demanded to be flown to Sout... Continue reading
26 Mar Yakovlev Yak-42 – An attempt to hijack an Aeroflot Yakovlev 42 failed when the crew landed the aircraft at Voronezh. The aircraft was on a domestic fligh... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-2 – An attempt to hijack an An-2 on a domestic flight failed when the hijacker was overpowered. The hijacker had entered the cockpit wieldi... Continue reading
26 Mar Tupolev Tu-154 – An attempt to hijack an Aeroflot Tupolev 154 to Finland failed when one, and possibly two, teenaged hijackers were overpowered on board... Continue reading