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Date Tuesday 8 March 1988
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154B-2
Operator Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration CCCP-85413
MSN 80A413
Year of manufature 1980
Engines Kuznetsov NK-8-2U
Crew Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8
Passengers Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 76
Total occupants Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 84
Aircraft damage Destroyed, written off
Aircraft fate w/o
Location Veshchevo Air Force Base   Russia
Phase En route
Nature Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport Kurgan Airport (KRO/USUU)
Destination Airport Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI)
Narrative The aircraft was hijacked by family (11 people) from Irkutsk who demanded to be flown to London. A landing at Veshchevo Air Force Base was made to refuel. While on the ground the aircraft was stormed by Russian troops. Explosions followed, causing severe damage to the tail of the aircraft. Five of the hijackers were killed, along with 3 passengers and a stewardess.

sources

Soviet Transports
airdisaster.ru
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1988 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security