its crew and remaining passengers returned to Poland. The hijackers were given two to four years in prison for endangering air traffic. 12 May 1982 Soviet Air Force An-24T 11 stalled and crashed near Petrovsk Air Base during a training flight, killing the five crew; the aircraft was simulating a number one engine failure when the aircraft descended below the glide scope and lost airspeed, causing the aircraft to stall and crash near the runway as the aircraft was too low to recover. 28 August 1982 An Iraqi Airways An-24RV (YI-ALN) crashed on takeoff from Nasiriyah Airport due to landing gear failure. 7 November 1982 An Aeroflot An-24 was hijacked by three passengers and diverted to Turkey; three on board were injured by the hijackers. The aircraft landed at Sinop and the injured were released. The hijackers requested political asylum after surrendering to Turkish authorities. 22 November 1982 A LOT Polish Airlines An-24B (SP-LTK) was hijacked a second time by a security guard and diverted to West Berlin. The hijacker jumped off the plane shortly after landing; the other security guards opened fire on the hijacker, hitting him in the right foot; he was then taken into custody by U.S. officials and turned over to West German authorities. Four passengers requested political asylum in West Berlin. 16 December 1982 An Aeroflot An-24B (CCCP-46567) belly-landed in a field at Sakhansky, Shyriaieve Raion, Ukraine due to smoke in the cockpit caused by an electrical fire; all on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. 7 March 1983 A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines An-24B (LZ-AND) was hijacked by four knife-wielding hijackers who demanded to be taken to Turkey, however the pilot tricked the hijackers by circling over the Black Sea and landing at the partially-lit Varna Airport. Security personnel killed one hijacker who threatened a stewardess and arrested the three remaining hijackers. 25 June 1983 A MIAT Mongolian Airlines An-24RV (BNMAU-8401) lost control and crashed on landing at Buyant Ulaa Airport following engine problems; all 47 on board survived. 24 December 1983 Aeroflot Flight 601, an An-24RV (CCCP-46617) crashed at Leshukonskoye Airport while attempting a go-around following a stall caused by pilot error, killing 44 of 49 on board. 28 January 1984 Aeroflot Flight 923, an An-24RV (CCCP-47310) crashed on approach to Izhevsk Airport due to an elevator control failure caused by improper maintenance, killing four of 53 on board. 18 January 1985