UI Yakovlev Yak-40 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326308
 

Date:Friday 26 May 1989
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic YK40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator:CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie
Registration:
MSN:
Engine model:Ivchenko AI-25
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27
Aircraft damage: None
Category:UI
Location:Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) -   Czech Republic
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR)
Destination airport:Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV/LKKV)
Narrative:
A Czechoslovakian male armed with a fake grenade hijacked a Czechoslovak YAK-40 commuter flight with 27 passengers during a flight between Prague and Karlovy Vary. The hijacker demanded the
pilot fly to a Western European country. A security guard overpowered the hijacker and the aircraft landed without incident. The hijacker received 13 years imprisonment.

Sources:

Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1989 / FAA

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