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| Date: | Friday 17 April 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 |
| Owner/operator: | Tropicair |
| Registration: | P2-MEH |
| MSN: | 525B-0027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Enroute between Port Moresby and Brisbane -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) |
| YBBN - Brisbane | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Whilst in cruise at 45,000' the aircraft cabin depressurised and the crew declared an emergency and descended to a safe altitude to the destination. The aircraft was conducting a medical evacuation from PNG.
Sources:
Past employed engineers and flight crew. Eye witnesses upon arrival at Brisbane.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 June 2018 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Hoskins Airport, West New Britain | |
sub |
| 29 October 2020 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | 40nm NE of Port Moresby | |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
| 8 January 2025 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Avalon Airport (AVV/YMAV), Avalon, VIC |  |
non |
| 19 March 2025 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2019 06:16 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 18-Apr-2022 12:37 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 26-Jun-2023 09:48 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 27-Jun-2023 00:42 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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