Tupolev TU-154 crash, Mar 8, 1988 (9 killed), Veshchevo AFB
Tupolev TU-154 accident on March 8, 1988 near Veshchevo AFB, Leningrad oblast, Russia with 9 fatalities. Cause: Explosions and fire on the ground after...
- Date: March 8, 1988
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Veshchevo AFB, Leningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Parked
- Cause: Explosions and fire on the ground after the hijacked aircraft was stormed by Soviet troops.
Aeroflot Tu 154B CCCP 85413 on a flight from Irkutsk via Kurgan to Leningrad was hijacked and forced to land at Veshchevo air base near Vyborg. Soviet troops stormed the aircraft, explosions and fire followed, and nine people died including hijackers.