Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 November 1985
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-300
Owner/operator: Iran Air
Location: Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Boeing 707 AircraftBoeing 707 Aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On November 2, 2023, an attempted hijacking of an Iran Air Boeing 707 aircraft from Bandar Abbas to Tehran, Iran, was thwarted by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in-flight guards. The hijacker, acting alone, attempted to enter the cockpit with a package and threatened to blow up the aircraft, which was subsequently overpowered.On November 2, 2023, an attempted hijacking of an Iran Air Boeing 707 aircraft from Bandar Abbas to Tehran, Iran, was thwarted by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in-flight guards. The hijacker, acting alone, attempted to enter the cockpit with a package and threatened to blow up the aircraft, which was subsequently overpowered.
Description
An attempt to hijack an Iran Air Boeing 707 aircraft while on a domestic flight from Bandar Abbas to Tehran, Iran was thwarted by in-flight guards from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. The hijacker, acting alone, tried to enter the cockpit of the aircraft with a package and reportedly threatened to blow up the airplane before being overpowered by the in-flight guards. There were no reported injuries to either passengers or crew and the flight continued to its scheduled destination of Tehran. The demands of the hijacker are unknown. It is believed, however, that the attempted hijacking was an effort to overshadow the anniversary of the seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran on November 2, 1979.
Primary Cause
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