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| Date: | Sunday 20 December 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Niugini |
| Registration: | P2-PXI |
| MSN: | 460 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Sapporo-Chitose Airport (CTS/RJCC) |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport (PKC/UHPP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Air Niugini aircraft registered P2-PXI was in cruise when it became necessary to divert due to a technical issue.
The aircraft landed safely at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airort at 06:13 UTC.
The aircraft has been sold and was enroute to Canada. The ferry flight was resumed the next day at 21:15 UTC.
Sources:
https://news.ru/incidents/samolyot-iz-yaponii-sovershil-ekstrennuyu-posadku-v-yuzhno-sahalinske/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/p2-pxi#265c6706
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2020 14:52 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 22-Dec-2020 07:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 22-Dec-2020 09:45 | harro | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2020 09:46 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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