Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 November 1990
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) –
ÿ Finland
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft itself, specifically the fuselage and potentially the cargo hold.The aircraft itself, specifically the fuselage and potentially the cargo hold.
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Aeroflot Tupolev 134 aircraft hijacked to Helsinki, Finland, after a hijacker threatened to detonate an improvised explosive device containing plastic explosives. The hijacker peacefully surrendered to Finnish authorities upon landing at Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport.An Aeroflot Tupolev 134 aircraft hijacked to Helsinki, Finland, after a hijacker threatened to detonate an improvised explosive device containing plastic explosives. The hijacker peacefully surrendered to Finnish authorities upon landing at Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport.
Description
An Aeroflot Tupolev 134 was hijacked to Helsinki, Finland. The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Leningrad to Moscow. The hijacker threatened to detonate an improvised explosive device containing plastic explosives. He peacefully surrendered to Finnish authorities shortly after the plane landed at the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport. No explosives or weapons were found.
Primary Cause
Hijacking of an aircraft by a male individual intent to detonate a device with plastic explosives.Hijacking of an aircraft by a male individual intent to detonate a device with plastic explosives.Share on:
