Détails:
Four hijackers brandished pistols carried aboard in hollowed-out books and commandeered the aircraft shortly after leaving Istanbul. They demanded to be flown to Tehran, Iran but were told this was not possible. They then demanded to be flown to Jeddah, Saudia Arabia. The aircraft landed at Diyarbakir, Turkey to refuel. During negotiations 55 passengers were released. After several hours Turkish soldiers broke through the rear door boarded and assaulted up the aisle firing rifles and pistols.
The hijackers were overpowered. Reportedly one passenger was killed and ten others were wounded including one hijacker, two crew members and seven other passengers.
» Abdullah Nergiz (E-mail, 30-6-2010)
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | lundi 13 octobre 1980 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing 727-2F2 |
| Compagnie: | Türk Hava Yollari - THY |
| Immatriculation: | TC-JBJ |
| Numéro de série: | 20983/1088 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1974-11-18 (5 years 11 months) |
| Moteurs: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 7 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 149 |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 156 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Mineurs |
| Conséquences: | Repaired |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Diyarbakir Airport (DIY) ( Turquie)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport (IST/LTBA), Turquie |
| Ankara-Esenboga Airport (ESB/LTAC), Turquie |
Four hijackers brandished pistols carried aboard in hollowed-out books and commandeered the aircraft shortly after leaving Istanbul. They demanded to be flown to Tehran, Iran but were told this was not possible. They then demanded to be flown to Jeddah, Saudia Arabia. The aircraft landed at Diyarbakir, Turkey to refuel. During negotiations 55 passengers were released. After several hours Turkish soldiers broke through the rear door boarded and assaulted up the aisle firing rifles and pistols.
The hijackers were overpowered. Reportedly one passenger was killed and ten others were wounded including one hijacker, two crew members and seven other passengers.
Sources:
» The Nashua Telegraph - Oct 14, 1980» Abdullah Nergiz (E-mail, 30-6-2010)
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport et Ankara-Esenboga Airport est de 363 km (227 miles).
La distance entre Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport et Ankara-Esenboga Airport est de 363 km (227 miles).
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