Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 19 August 1990
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-154
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Location: Karachi International Airport (KHI) –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92
Component Affected: Tu-154 aircraftTu-154 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Aeroflot Tu-154, a passenger aircraft, was hijacked over Siberia by a group of 15 prisoners aboard the flight. The hijackers overpowered the guards and seized weapons. The plane returned to Neryungri, where six prisoners surrendered, and two additional women and children were exchanged for additional weapons and bullet-proof vests. Subsequently, the aircraft landed in Karachi, where negotiations with Pakistani authorities led to surrender and asylum requests. Finally, the aircraft departed for Tashkent, where it was surrendered to Pakistani authorities.An Aeroflot Tu-154, a passenger aircraft, was hijacked over Siberia by a group of 15 prisoners aboard the flight. The hijackers overpowered the guards and seized weapons. The plane returned to Neryungri, where six prisoners surrendered, and two additional women and children were exchanged for additional weapons and bullet-proof vests. Subsequently, the aircraft landed in Karachi, where negotiations with Pakistani authorities led to surrender and asylum requests. Finally, the aircraft departed for Tashkent, where it was surrendered to Pakistani authorities.
Description
An Aeroflot Tu-154 on a domestic flight from Neryungri to Yakutsk was hijacked over Siberia. The hijackers were a group of 15 prisoners aboard the flight. They overpowered their three guards and confiscated their weapons. The plane returned to Neryungri where six of the prisoners surrendered to authorities. The remaining hijackers were joined by two other prisoners: women and children aboard the flight were exchanged for additional weapons and bullet-proof vests. The plane was refueled at Krasnoyarsk and landed at Tashkent, where negotiations were carried on. The plane again took off and landed at Karachi, where the hijackers surrendered to Pakistani authorities and requested political asylum.
Primary Cause
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