Date:	Monday 4 March 1991
Time:
Type:	Antonov An-24
Owner/operator:	Aeroflot
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 26
Aircraft damage:	Minor, repaired
Category:	UI
Location:	Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED) -   Russia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Kotlas Airport (KSZ/ULAK)
Destination airport:	Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI)

Narrative:
A male passenger aboard an Aeroflot Antonov 24 aircraft, demanded to be flown to Sweden during a domestic flight from Arkhangelsk to Leningrad via Kotlas. The hijacker reportedly carried an antitank grenade and threatened to destroy the aircraft if his demand was not met. Upon landing in Leningrad, he agreed to release the 26 passengers aboard the flight but refused to surrender. At some point, the grenade exploded causing a small fire which was quickly extinguished. The hijacker was severely injured in the explosion and later died.

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1991 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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