Date: | Thursday 18 May 1989 |
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Type: | Ilyushin Il-62 |
Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR) -
Tanzania
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Luanda Airport (LAD/FNLU) |
Destination airport: | Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR/HTDA) |
Narrative:A South African armed with a grenade, hijacked an Aeroflot IL-62 airliner carrying members of the African National Congress after takeoff from Luanda, Angola. The hijacker was shot by a security guard as he attempted to enter the cockpit of the aircraft. The airplane continued to the planned stop at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
The hijacker was sentenced the hijacker to fifteen years in prison.
Sources:
Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1989 / FAA
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