Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 September 1986
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Location: Ufa Airport (UFA) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 78
Component Affected: Aeroflot Tupolev 134 aircraftAeroflot Tupolev 134 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Aeroflot Tupolev 134 aircraft was targeted by two armed men in Ufa, Siberia, resulting in the deaths of two passengers and two security forces personnel.An Aeroflot Tupolev 134 aircraft was targeted by two armed men in Ufa, Siberia, resulting in the deaths of two passengers and two security forces personnel.
Description
An Aeroflot Tupolev 134 was on the ground at Ufa on a scheduled stop en route from Kiev to Nizhnevartovsk in western Siberia. Two armed men, reportedly fleeing from the police, opened fire as they tried to seize the aircraft and shot two passengers to death before both were fatally shot by security forces. Earlier the two men allegedly killed two policemen who tried to pursue them after they had commandeered a taxi and forced the driver to take them to the airport.
Primary Cause
A planned robbery and subsequent shooting incident involving a group attempting to seize the aircraft.A planned robbery and subsequent shooting incident involving a group attempting to seize the aircraft.Share on:
