Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 July 1990
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Location: Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) –
ÿ Sweden
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 178
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On September 11, 1990, an Aeroflot Tupolev 154 aircraft, carrying 171 passengers and seven crew members, was hijacked in Sweden. The hijacker, a teenager, threatened to blow up the aircraft with an explosive device hidden in his luggage. He surrendered to Swedish authorities upon landing at Stockholm’s Arlanda International Airport. No weapons were found.On September 11, 1990, an Aeroflot Tupolev 154 aircraft, carrying 171 passengers and seven crew members, was hijacked in Sweden. The hijacker, a teenager, threatened to blow up the aircraft with an explosive device hidden in his luggage. He surrendered to Swedish authorities upon landing at Stockholm’s Arlanda International Airport. No weapons were found.
Description
An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 with 171 passengers and seven crew members was hijacked to Sweden while on a domestic flight from Leningrad to Lvov. The hijacker was identified as a teenager, who threatened to blow up the aircraft with an explosive device he claimed was hidden in his luggage. He surrendered to Swedish authorities upon landing at Stockholm’s Arlanda International Airport. No weapons were found. On September 11, 1990 the hijacker was tried and convicted in Sweden on a hijacking charge and sentenced to four years imprisonment.
Primary Cause
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