Narrative:
Aeroflot flight 57 departed Vilnius on a domestic service to Kaunas and Palanga. The IL-14 aircraft was hijacked about twenty minutes after takeoff from Kaunas. The hijackers, husband and wife, had 3 liters of petrol and 5 litres of kerosene which they poured in the cabin and cockpit, threatening to ignite it. They demanded to be flown to Gotland (Sweden) in order to escape from the USSR. The flight crew managed to restrain the hijackers and land safely in Palanga.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 13 November 1970 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-14M |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Lithuania |
| Registration: | CCCP-52054 |
| MSN: | 7342803 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Palanga Airport (PLQ) ( Lithuania)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kaunas/Aleksotas-S. Darius and S. Girenas Airport (EYKS), Lithuania |
| Palanga Airport (PLQ/EYPA), Lithuania |
Aeroflot flight 57 departed Vilnius on a domestic service to Kaunas and Palanga. The IL-14 aircraft was hijacked about twenty minutes after takeoff from Kaunas. The hijackers, husband and wife, had 3 liters of petrol and 5 litres of kerosene which they poured in the cabin and cockpit, threatening to ignite it. They demanded to be flown to Gotland (Sweden) in order to escape from the USSR. The flight crew managed to restrain the hijackers and land safely in Palanga.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Lithuanian population escapes and attempts to escape from the Soviet UnionPhotos
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 Kaunas/Aleksotas-S. Darius and S. Girenas Airport to Palanga Airport as the crow flies is 212 km (133 miles).
Distance from Kaunas/Aleksotas-S. Darius and S. Girenas Airport to Palanga Airport as the crow flies is 212 km (133 miles).
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