| Status: | |
| Datum: | vrijdag 5 oktober 1990 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Aeroflot |
| Registratie: | registration unknown |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 25 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 28 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) ( Finland)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Novgorod Airport (NVR/ULNN), Rusland |
| Petrozavodsk Airport (PES/ULPB), Rusland |
An Aeroflot YAK-40 aircraft was hijacked to Helsinki, Finland. The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Novgorod to Petrozavodsk and landed at Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport. The hijacker was identified as 41-year old male, who threatened to detonate an improvised explosive device if his demands were not met. Upon landing, he surrendered to authorities and requested political asylum.
His request was refused and on December 5 he was extradited to the USSR.
Bronnen:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1991 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityFoto's
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Novgorod Airport en Petrozavodsk Airport bedraagt 403 km (252 miles).
De afstand tussen Novgorod Airport en Petrozavodsk Airport bedraagt 403 km (252 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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