Aeroflot Flight 2420
Shosseynaya Airport | |
Destination | Sheremetyevo International Airport |
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Occupants | 57 |
Passengers | 51 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Survivors | 55 |
Aeroflot Flight 2420 was a passenger flight from
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was a
Hijacking
The crew members consisted of: V. M. Yanchenko (
The aircraft took off at 14:25 with 50 adults and one child on board. The crew reported an altitude of 7,800 m (25,600 ft) at 14:38. Shortly afterwards, a passenger gave a flight attendant a letter and requested that it be handed over to the crew. Pilot-in-command (PIC) Yanchenko ordered the flight mechanic, Gryaznov, to leave the cockpit.[1]
The text of the letter read:
The plane could not land at Helsinki due to the low fuel remaining. The hijacker demanded that the plane fly to Stockholm, but the PIC did not receive permission from Leningrad ATC to fly to Sweden. PIC Yanchenko decided to land at Leningrad. At an altitude of 120–140 m (390–460 ft), the landing gears were lowered, but the hijacker realised Flight 2420 was landing at Leningrad and detonated the explosives. The aircraft landed 30 seconds after the explosion. The nose gear collapsed and the Tu-104 slid before stopping. The explosion killed Gryaznov and the hijacker.[1][7]
Aftermath
The crew members were awarded the following awards for their action during the hijacking:[5]
- Pilot-in-command V. M. Yanchenko — Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union
- Flight mechanic V. G. Gryaznov — Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously)
- Co-pilot V. M. Krivulin — Order of the Red Banner
- Navigator N. F. Shirokov — Order of the Red Banner
- Flight attendants L. Eremina and M. Khokhreva — Order of the Red Star
A public garden in Aviagorodok (St. Petersburg) is named after Gryaznov.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Chrezvychaynoye proisshestviye s Tu-104 Severnogo UGA v a/p Leningrad" Чрезвычайное происшествие с Ту-104 Северного УГА в а/п Ленинград. airdisaster.ru (in Russian). Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ "Tupolev Tu-104B: Bortovoy №: СССР-42505" Туполев Ту-104Б: Бортовой №: СССР-42505. russianplanes.net (in Russian). Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ Vladimir Ivanovich, Arutinov. "Ekipazh Tu-104 Bort 42505" Экипаж ТУ-104 борт 42505. arutinov.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Vladimir Ivanovich, Arutinov. "Reys 2420 Tu-104 № 42505 23-04-1973" Рейс 2420 ТУ-104 № 42505 23-04-1973. arutinov.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Dolgareva, Anna (January 23, 2019). "Pyat' samykh gromkikh zakhvatov samoletov v istorii sovetskoy aviatsii" Пять самых громких захватов самолетов в истории советской авиации. 5TV (in Russian). Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Interv'yu s pilotom GA Geroyem Sovetskogo Soyuza V.M.Yanchenko" Интервью с пилотом ГА Героем Советского Союза В.М.Янченко. airforce.ru. March 29, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Skver v Aviagorodke poluchil imya Geroya Sovetskogo Soyusa Vikentiya Gryaznova" Сквер в Авиагородке получил имя Героя Советского Союза Викентия Грязнова. spbdnevnik.ru (in Russian). August 6, 2014.