| Date: | Thursday 29 May 2003 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 717-231 |
| Owner/operator: | QantasLink, opb Impulse Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-VQI |
| MSN: | 55095/5087 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | BMW RR BR715 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) |
| Launceston Airport, TAS (LST/YMLT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |
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.
Sources:
AAP
ABC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 October 2016 | VH-NXN | Cobham Aviation Services (d/b/a QantasLink) | 0 | Paraburdoo Airport, WA (PBO/YPBO) | |
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| Collision with other aircraft on apron | ||||||
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