Incident Overview
Date: Friday 21 December 1990
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Location: Volgograd Airport (VOG) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aeroflot Tupolev 154 aircraftAeroflot Tupolev 154 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On a domestic flight from Rostov to Nizhnevartovsk, an Aeroflot Tupolev 154 aircraft was intercepted in Volgograd. A female passenger demanded the aircraft change course to any city in the United States, triggering an arrest by Soviet security officials. Investigation revealed the passenger was a stowaway.On a domestic flight from Rostov to Nizhnevartovsk, an Aeroflot Tupolev 154 aircraft was intercepted in Volgograd. A female passenger demanded the aircraft change course to any city in the United States, triggering an arrest by Soviet security officials. Investigation revealed the passenger was a stowaway.
Description
An attempt to hijack an Aeroflot Tupolev 154 failed when the hijacker was arrested by Soviet security officials. The aircraft, on a domestic flight from Rostov to Nizhnevartovsk, was in Volgograd for a stopover when the incident occurred. Just before takeoff from Volgograd, a female passenger demanded that either the plane change course for any city in the United States or an explosive device would detonate. She was arrested by Soviet authorities. An investigation determined that the female was a stowaway on the flight.
Primary Cause
Stowaway passenger on a domestic flight.Stowaway passenger on a domestic flight.Share on:
