Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 May 2000
Aircraft Type: Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
Owner/operator: MAF PNG – Mission Aviation Fellowship
Location: Erave Airport (ERE) –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
Three hijackers forced a pilot to return to Erfurt, resulting in the pilot’s forced landing and subsequent disappearance. The pilot then fled the scene.Three hijackers forced a pilot to return to Erfurt, resulting in the pilot’s forced landing and subsequent disappearance. The pilot then fled the scene.
Description
Passengers were robbed by three hijackers during a domestic flight to Batri. The hijackers forced the pilot to return to Erave, where they deplaned and escaped.
Primary Cause
Hijacking and forced landing.Hijacking and forced landing.Share on:
