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| Date: | Tuesday 20 November 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C90A King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Tropicair |
| Registration: | P2-DRS |
| MSN: | LJ-1227 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Fishermans Island, off Port Moresby -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was hi-jacked by armed guards on board the aircraft which was carrying a few million Kina in cash. The aircraft crew was forced to land on a remote island near Port Moresby.
Sources:
Post Courier, Sydney Morning Herld
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 2017 | P2-DRS | Tropicair | East of Port Moresby | |
non | |
| 12 September 2017 | P2-DRS | Tropicair | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2019 06:16 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 18-Nov-2022 06:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Jun-2023 14:31 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 27-Jun-2023 06:35 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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