| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 4 July 1985 |
| Type: |  Airbus A300B4-203 |
| Operator: | Air Niugini |
| Registration: | P2-ANG |
| MSN: | 134 |
| First flight: | 1981-05-06 (4 years 2 months) |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF6-50C2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD (BNE) ( Australia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jackson Field (POM/AYPY), Papua New Guinea |
| Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD, Australia | |
| Flightnumber: | PX3 |
A female, reported to be mentally deranged, attempted to commandeer Flight PX3, a scheduled Air Niugini A300 aircraft after landing at Brisbane, Australia. The woman, reportedly armed with a knife, passed a note to the flight attendant demanding the aircraft to go to Sydney, Australia. Flight attendants talked the woman out of her demand. The woman was known to be mentally ill but crew members were not advised of her illness. Security officials reportedly stated that the woman was never considered a real threat to the aircraft, crew, or passengers. The woman was turned over to Australian authorities in Brisbane.
Classification:
HijackSources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Port Moresby-Jackson Field to Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 2080 km (1300 miles).
Distance from Port Moresby-Jackson Field to Brisbane-Eagle Farm Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 2080 km (1300 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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