Narrative:
A hijacker commandeered a domestic Bulgarian flight to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The hijacker surrendered.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 18 June 1977 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24 |
| Operator: | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Belgrade ( Serbia)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Vidin Airport (VID/LBVD), Bulgaria |
| Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF/LBSF), Bulgaria |
A hijacker commandeered a domestic Bulgarian flight to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The hijacker surrendered.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
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 Vidin Airport to Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
Distance from Vidin Airport to Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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