Narrative:
Twenty minutes into the flight from Melbourne to Launceston, a man armed with two wooden objects allegedly attempted to gain access to the cockpit. Two flight attendants and a few passengers tackled the man. The plane returned to Melbourne and the man, believed to have been an irate passenger, was taken into custody by federal agents.
» ABC
| Status: | - (No safety board investigation) |
| Date: | Thursday 29 May 2003 |
| Time: | ca 15:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 717-231 |
| Operated by: | Impulse Airlines |
| On behalf of: | QantasLink |
| Registration: | VH-VQI |
| MSN: | 55095/5087 |
| First flight: | 2001 |
| Engines: | 2 BMW RR BR715 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 47 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL) ( Australia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML), Australia |
| Launceston Airport, TAS (LST/YMLT), Australia | |
| Flightnumber: | 1737 |
Twenty minutes into the flight from Melbourne to Launceston, a man armed with two wooden objects allegedly attempted to gain access to the cockpit. Two flight attendants and a few passengers tackled the man. The plane returned to Melbourne and the man, believed to have been an irate passenger, was taken into custody by federal agents.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» AAP» ABC
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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 Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC to Launceston Airport, TAS as the crow flies is 475 km (297 miles).
Distance from Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC to Launceston Airport, TAS as the crow flies is 475 km (297 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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