(CCCP-46722), crashed short of the runway at Zhulyany Airport due to poor visibility, killing 48 of 55 on board. 19 April 1977 A Soviet Air Force An-24 crashed in poor visibility at Moe, Estonia after a wing struck a chimney of a spirit factory, killing all 21 on board. The aircraft was carrying Sukhoi Su-9 pilots from the PVO fighter regiment at Tapa. 26 May 1977 An Aeroflot An-24B (CCCP-46806) was hijacked by one person and diverted to Sweden. 18 June 1977 A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines An-24 from Vidin Airport to Sofia was hijacked shortly after takeoff by one person requesting the plane land in London subsequently Munich, it was forced to land in Belgrade (Serbia, Yugoslavia), where the hijacker was neutralized by the authorities. 8 July 1977 An Aeroflot An-24RV (CCCP-46847) crashed in the Black Sea after takeoff from Sukhumi Airport due to possible pilot distraction, killing six of seven crew. 18 October 1977 A LOT Polish Airlines An-24B (SP-LTH) was hijacked by people who demanded to be taken to Austria. 9 December 1977 Aeroflot Flight 134, an An-24RV (CCCP-47695), crashed and burned after takeoff from Tarko-Sale Airport due to a loss of control, killing 17 of 23 on board. 19 April 1978 A LOT Polish Airlines An-24B (SP-LTN) crashed near Rzeszów during a training flight. 28 August 1978 A Romanian Government An-24V (YR-AMV) burned out after landing at Kogalniceanu Airport after a fire started in the cockpit; all six crew jumped from the aircraft and survived. 23 October 1978 Aeroflot Flight 6515, an An-24B (CCCP-46327) crashed in the Gulf of Sivash off Emelyanovka, Ukraine due to loss of control caused by icing and double engine failure, killing all 26 on board. 10 November 1978 A passenger attempted to hijack an Aeroflot An-24B (CCCP-46789) to Turkey. The hijacker injured the flight engineer and fired at the armored cockpit door, but a round ricocheted off the door and hit the hijacker, killing him. The aircraft landed safely at Makhachkala, but was written off three months later in February 1979, apparently suffering some damage in the incident. 17 November 1978 A Romanian Air Force An-24V (YR-AMP) crashed at Arad Airport due to possible icing, killing the five crew. 19 December 1978 An Aeroflot An-24B (CCCP-46299) crashed near Samarkand Airport due to a loss of control while on a training flight, killing the five crew. 1978 An Aeroflot An-24B (CCCP-46350) force-landed near