Date:	Wednesday 27 September 2000
Time:
Type:	Boeing 737-39A
Owner/operator:	China Xinhua Airlines
Registration:	B-2934
MSN:	27274/2559
Year of manufacture:	1993
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56-3B1
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 143
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	UI
Location:	Jinan Airport (TNA) -   China
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Baotou Airport (BAV/ZBOW)
Destination airport:	Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA)

Narrative:
A Xinhua Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft was hijacked by a passenger reportedly armed with a knife and what later was determined to be a fake handgun. The plane was on a domestic flight from Baotou to Beijing. The hijacker demanded to be taken “south,” and the crew complied in order not to endanger the safety of the passengers. As the aircraft neared Jinan, Shandong Province, the aircraft was low on fuel. The hijacker reportedly panicked and stabbed both the captain and copilot. He was subsequently shot and killed by a Chinese air marshal. The copilot, despite his stab wounds, was able to land the plane at Jinan Airport.

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 2000 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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