Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 13 February 1983
Aircraft Type: Airbus A300B4-203
Owner/operator: Trans Australia Airlines – TAA
Location: Melbourne, VIC –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Cargo BoxAircraft Cargo Box
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Trans Australia Airlines flight experienced a hijacking situation where a passenger reported a bomb in the cargo box, instructing the crew to continue to Melbourne. After a brief struggle, the crew removed the box, and it was found to be empty. The flight landed safely, and the hijacker was apprehended.A Trans Australia Airlines flight experienced a hijacking situation where a passenger reported a bomb in the cargo box, instructing the crew to continue to Melbourne. After a brief struggle, the crew removed the box, and it was found to be empty. The flight landed safely, and the hijacker was apprehended.
Description
A Trans Australia Airlines flight was en route between Perth and Melbourne, Australia when a flight attendant was informed by a passenger that he had a bomb in the box he was carrying and would blow up the plane if the plane was not flown to Adelaide, Australia. The flight crew persuaded the hijacker to allow the flight to continue on to Melbourne. Shortly before landing at Melbourne the crew wrestled the box away from the hijacker. The aircraft landed safely and he was taken into custody by the police. The box was examined and found to contain no explosives.
Primary Cause
Hijacking of a commercial aircraft.Hijacking of a commercial aircraft.Share on:
