Narrative:
The An-2 was hijacked at Tuapse by a former Soviet Air Force and Aeroflot pilot who intended to escape to Turkey. The aircraft was intercepted by a Yak-28P and eventually shot down over the Black Sea by a MiG-17.
Hijack
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 13 March 1967 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-04959 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Black Sea ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The An-2 was hijacked at Tuapse by a former Soviet Air Force and Aeroflot pilot who intended to escape to Turkey. The aircraft was intercepted by a Yak-28P and eventually shot down over the Black Sea by a MiG-17.
Classification:
Shot down by aircraft Hijack
Loss of control
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
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