Air Niugini Flight 73 - Wikipedia
WEBOn 28 September 2018, a Boeing 737, operated by Air Niugini, landed short of the runway at Chuuk International Airport in Weno (FSM) and came to rest in Chuuk Lagoon. Locals in small boats rescued most passengers and all crew members. One passenger was initially declared missing, and was later found dead by rescue divers. [1] .
Air Niugini Flight 73 Crash • Jump Seat Video - YouTube
WEBJul 20, 2019 · The Papua New Guinea Accident Investigation Commission (AIC) was informed by Air Niugini Limited on 28 September 2018, of an accident involving a Boeing 737-8BK aircraft, registered P2-PXE...
Accident Boeing 737-8BK (WL) P2-PXE,
WEBA Boeing 737-800 operated by Air Niugini as flight 73 impacted the water of Chuuk Lagoon about 1,500 ft (460 m) short of the runway 04 threshold, during its approach Chuuk International Airport, Micronesia. The aircraft took off from Pohnpei at 22:22 on a flight to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea via Chuuk.
Micronesia plane crash of Air Niugini jet trying to land at Chuuk ...
WEBSep 28, 2018 · The Air Niugini plane hit the water short of the runway while trying to land at Chuuk Island, according to the airline. Seven people were taken to a hospital, according to officials, including...
Down in Chuuk Lagoon: The crash of Air Niugini flight 73
WEBSep 11, 2021 · On the 28th of September 2018, a Boeing 737 on an island-hopping journey across Micronesia unexpectedly slammed into the bright blue waters of Chuuk Lagoon while on final approach, coming...
Flight 73 pilots ignored alerts in fatal Air Niugini crash, report ...
WEBJul 18, 2019 · Air safety investigators have found two Air Niugini pilots ignored as many as 13 alerts before their plane crashed into a lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Air Niugini confirms 1 dead in Chuuk island plane crash into …
WEBOct 1, 2018 · Flight PX73 from nearby Pohnpei island crashed into a lagoon about 475 feet from the Chuuk International Airport runway, the airline said.
Air Niugini 737 Crashes Into Ocean After Failed Landing At Chuuk Airport
WEBSep 28, 2018 · The Boeing 737-800 plane overshot it's the runway whilst landing at 9:30AM local time, ending up 160 meters out into the ocean. All 36 passengers and crew members are safe, according to local media, citing Jimmy Emilio, Chuuk airport manager.
Their Plane Was Set to Land. The Water Rushed In. Then, the …
WEBSept. 28, 2018. HONG KONG — When Bill Jaynes realized water was rushing into the plane, he started to panic. Mr. Jaynes, a Micronesian journalist, was aboard a plane set to land on Weno,...
Air Niugini crash: body of lost passenger flown home
WEBOct 8, 2018 · On 28 September, an Air Niugini aircraft crashed in a lagoon on the Micronesian island. Initially it was believed that all the passengers and crew aboard had survived. But when a second...
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