Tupolev TU-134 crash, Nov 18, 1983 (7 killed), Tbilisi-Sh...
Tupolev TU-134 accident on November 18, 1983 near Tbilisi-Shota-Rustaveli (ex Novo Alekseyevka), Tbilisi City District, Georgia with 7 fatalities.
- Date: November 18, 1983
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-134
- Location: Tbilisi-Shota-Rustaveli (ex Novo Alekseyevka), Tbilisi City District, Georgia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Seven young Georgians tried to hijack the Aeroflot Tu 134A on a domestic flight and fired shots in the cabin and cockpit. The crew returned to Tbilisi, where security forces stormed the aircraft, and three crew members and four passengers died. The aircraft was written off because of bullet damage and structural deformation from excessive g loads.