Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 10 November 1985
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Owner/operator: Uganda Airlines
Location: Kasese Airport (KSE) –
ÿ Uganda
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 48
Component Affected: Fokker F-27 aircraftFokker F-27 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On a domestic flight from Entebbe Airport to Aura, Uganda, a Fokker F-27 aircraft was hijacked by two men. The pilot radioed that a man with a gun ordered him to divert, and the aircraft landed at Kasese, Uganda, a stronghold of the National Resistance Army (NRA). Passengers and crew were released after the hijackers, and the last group was released on or about December 17, 1985.On a domestic flight from Entebbe Airport to Aura, Uganda, a Fokker F-27 aircraft was hijacked by two men. The pilot radioed that a man with a gun ordered him to divert, and the aircraft landed at Kasese, Uganda, a stronghold of the National Resistance Army (NRA). Passengers and crew were released after the hijackers, and the last group was released on or about December 17, 1985.
Description
A Uganda Airlines Fokker F-27 aircraft carrying 44 passengers and 4 crew members aboard was hijacked by two men while on a domestic flight from Entebbe Airport to Aura, Uganda. About one half hour after takeoff, the pilot radioed that a man with a gun had ordered him to divert. The aircraft landed at Kasese, Uganda, a stronghold of the National Resistance Army (NRA). The NRA is a rebel group which was fighting against the Ugandan regime. The passengers (except the hijackers) and crew were later released. The last group was released on or about December 17, 1985.
Primary Cause
Hijacking by a group of individuals with a firearm.Hijacking by a group of individuals with a firearm.Share on:
