Aeroflot Flight 6833
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Aeroflot Flight 6833,[1] en route from Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, to Leningrad, Russian SFSR, with an intermediate stop in Batumi, was the scene of an attempted aircraft hijacking by seven young Georgians on 18–19 November 1983. The crisis ended with a storming of the Tu-134A airliner by Alpha Group that resulted in eight dead. The surviving hijackers were subsequently tried and executed.[2][3]
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Hijacking | |
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Date | 18 November 1983 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | En route from Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union to Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 41°40′8.82″N 44°57′17.96″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-134A |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | CCCP-65807 |
Flight origin | Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport (TBS / UGGG) |
Destination | Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED / ULLI) |
Passengers | 57 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 8 |
Survivors | 56 |
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