Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 September 2004
Aircraft Type: Dornier 228-212
Owner/operator: Kato Air
Registration Number: LN-BER
Location: Bod? Airport (BOO) –
ÿ Norway
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Kato Air flight 605 aircraftKato Air flight 605 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Kato Air flight 605 aircraft experienced a serious incident involving a man attacking the pilots with an axe. Several passengers attempted to restrain the assailant, leading to an emergency landing at Bod? airport. The assailant was an asylum seeker whose application for asylum had been rejected.A Kato Air flight 605 aircraft experienced a serious incident involving a man attacking the pilots with an axe. Several passengers attempted to restrain the assailant, leading to an emergency landing at Bod? airport. The assailant was an asylum seeker whose application for asylum had been rejected.
Description
Both pilots and a passenger were seriously injured when a man attacked the pilots with an axe. Kato Air flight 605 was on approach to Bod? airport. Several passengers tried to restrain the man as the pilots regained control of the airplane and emergency landed at Bod?. The assailant was an asylum seeker whose application for asylum had reportedly been rejected.
Primary Cause
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