Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 August 1999
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Owner/operator: MAF PNG – Mission Aviation Fellowship
Location: Kopiago, Fugwa –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: DHC-6 Twin OtterDHC-6 Twin Otter
Category: Unlawful Interference
On Kopiago Airport, a DHC-6 Twin Otter was preparing for departure when five armed men hijacked the aircraft. They forced the pilot into the plane and transported them to Fugwa, a closed airstrip, and robbed the passengers. The hijackers then fled the plane.On Kopiago Airport, a DHC-6 Twin Otter was preparing for departure when five armed men hijacked the aircraft. They forced the pilot into the plane and transported them to Fugwa, a closed airstrip, and robbed the passengers. The hijackers then fled the plane.
Description
On the ground at Kopiago Airport (KPA) a DHC-6 Twin Otter was being prepared for departure. Five men armed with knives, small caliber handguns, and shotguns arrived. The pilot was forced into the plane and was made to fly with the gunmen and the other passengers to Fugwa, a closed airstrip at Fugwa, located about 20 nm south. Hijackers in the rear of the plane robbed the passengers by forcing them to lie down while they searched through their clothes. At Fugwa the men fled the plane.
Primary Cause
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