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Iraqi Airways Flight 163 was a Boeing 737-270C, registered YI-AGJ, that was hijacked in 1986. On 25 December 1986, en route from Baghdad's Saddam International Airport to Amman, Jordan, Flight 163 was hijacked by four men. Iraqi Airways security personnel tried to stop the hijackers, but a hand grenade was detonated in the passenger cabin, forcing the crew to initiate an emergency descent. Another hand grenade exploded in the cockpit, causing the aircraft to crash near Arar, Saudi Arabia where it broke in two and caught fire.

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Iraqi Airways Flight 163

YI-AGJ, the Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-200 involved
Hijacking
Date	25 December 1986
Summary	Hijacking, explosion in cockpit leading to crash
Site	Arar Domestic Airport, Arar, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-270C
Operator	Iraqi Airways
Registration	YI-AGJ
Flight origin	Saddam International Airport Baghdad, Iraq
Destination	Queen Alia International Airport Amman, Jordan
Passengers	91
Crew	15
Fatalities	63
Injuries	unknown
Survivors	43

There were 106 people on board, and 60 passengers and 3 crew members died. The pilots who survived, and the surviving passengers were able to tell authorities what transpired on the aircraft. The hijacking was one of the deadliest ever, and was one of many in 1985 and 1986.

Shortly after the hijacking, the pro-Iranian group Islamic Jihad Organization (a widely used name for Hezbollah) claimed responsibility.[1] One of the dead hijackers was later identified by the Central Intelligence Agency as a Lebanese national named Ribal Khalil Jallul, whose passport photo was matched to a Hezbollah martyr poster found near a mosque in Beirut.[2] Iraq accused Iran of being behind the attack.

See also

• Avianca Flight 203
• Aviation safety
• Cubana de Aviación Flight 455
• List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
• List of aircraft hijackings

References

External links

• Hijacking description at the Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Iraqi-Airways-Flug 163

Der Iraqi-Airways-Flug 163 (Flugnummer: IA163) war ein Linienflug vom Flughafen Bagdad im Irak zum Flughafen Amman in Jordanien. Am 25. Dezember 1986 verunglückte auf diesem Flug eine Boeing 737-270C bei ʿArʿar in Saudi-Arabien, nachdem Entführer eine Handgranate an Bord der Maschine gezündet hatten. Bei dem Zwischenfall starben 63 Personen an Bord der Maschine. Es handelt sich um den schwersten Zwischenfall in der Geschichte der Iraqi Airways.

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- [en] Iraqi Airways Flight 163

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[it] Volo Iraqi Airways 163

Il volo Iraqi Airways 163 era un Boeing 737-270C, registrato come YI-AGJ, che venne dirottato nel 1986.

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[ru] Рейс 163 Iraqi Airways

Катастрофа Boeing 737 под Аръаром — авиационная катастрофа рейса 163 авиакомпании Iraqi Airways, проходившего между Багдадом (Ирак) и Амманом (Иордания). 25 декабря 1986 года самолёт Boeing 737-270C был угнан четырьмя злоумышленниками. Сотрудники безопасности авиакомпании Iraqi Airways попытались обезвредить угонщиков, но те взорвали гранату в пассажирском салоне, вынудив экипаж приступить к немедленному снижению. Другая граната была взорвана прямо в кабине экипажа, что привело к падению самолёта около Аръара (Саудовская Аравия), корпус самолёта развалился надвое и был охвачен огнём.

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