Last updated: 25 November 2020
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 1969 |
| Type: |  Vickers 794D Viscount |
| Operator: | Türk Hava Yollari - THY |
| Registration: | TC-SEC |
| C/n / msn: | 246 |
| First flight: | 1958-01-09 (11 years 8 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 61 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF) ( Bulgaria)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey |
| Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC), Turkey |
Two passengers hijacked the domestic THY flight shortly after takeoff from Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport (IST) at 12:35. They demanded to be flown to Sofia, Bulgaria were the plane landed at 14:30.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Firuz Altingoz (E-mail 4-12-2009)» The Bryan Times - Sep 17, 1969
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport to Ankara-Esenboga Airport as the crow flies is 363 km (227 miles).
Distance from Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport to Ankara-Esenboga Airport as the crow flies is 363 km (227 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Networks opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
