CAAC Flight 5109, an An-24B (B-434), stalled and crashed near Jinan Airport while attempting a missed approach, killing 38 of 41 on board. 22 February 1985 An Air Mali An-24B (TZ-ACT) crashed near Tombouctou Airport while attempting to return to the airport following an engine failure, killing 51 of 52 on board. April 1985 A MIAT Mongolian Airlines An-24RV (BNMAU-10207) was reported to have crashed while descending to an airport in Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia; the wreckage was reportedly seen at Ulan Bator Airport in 1995. 19 December 1985 Aeroflot Flight 101/435, an An-24, was hijacked by the co-pilot who demanded that the pilot change course. The aircraft ran out of fuel and landed in a pasture near Gannan, China; the hijacker was arrested by Chinese authorities and the 43 people on board were returned to the Soviet Union; the aircraft was flown back to the Soviet Union in January 1986. 2 March 1986 An Aeroflot An-24B (CCCP-46423) stalled and crashed near Bugulma Airport after a propeller feathered due to electrical failure, killing all 38 on board. 5 September 1986 A TAROM An-24RV (YR-AMF) crashed on landing at Cluj Airport after landing with the nose gear up, killing three of five crew; all 50 passengers survived. 15 December 1986 A CAAC An-24RV (B-3413) crashed at Zhongchuan Airport while attempting to return to the airport after an engine failed in icing conditions, killing six of 44 on board. 23 January 1987 A MIAT Mongolian Airlines An-24RV (BNMAU-7710) crashed on landing at Buyant Ulaa Airport. 11 March 1987 Three passengers attempted to hijack Cubana Flight 706 (an An-24RV, CU-T1262) shortly before takeoff from Havana. The hijackers, armed with hand grenades, demanded to be taken to the United States. Passengers struggled with the hijackers, during which one of the grenades exploded, injuring 13 people. One hijacker was killed by a policeman on board while the other two hijackers were arrested. 8 July 1988 An Aeroflot An-24RV (CCCP-46669) collided with buildings after overrunning the runway on takeoff from Khabarovsk Novy Airport. 2 November 1988 LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 force-landed in a field near Rzeszów after both engines failed due to icing, killing one passenger. The other 24 passengers and four crew on board the aircraft survived, though most of them received serious injuries. In the wake of this accident, LOT removed all An-24 aircraft from service and replaced them with the ATR 42 and