 Passengers and crew being rescued following the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 September 2018 |
| Summary | Ditched short of the runway due to pilot error and loss of situational awareness |
| Site | Chuuk Lagoon, off from Chuuk International Airport 7°27′12.55″N 151°50′9.86″E / 7.4534861°N 151.8360722°E |
| Aircraft | |
_Air_Niugini._(14595709760).jpg) P2-PXE, the aircraft involved, in 2014. | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8BK |
| Operator | Air Niugini |
| IATA flight No. | PX073 |
| ICAO flight No. | ANG073 |
| Call sign | NIUGINI 73 |
| Registration | P2-PXE |
| Flight origin | Pohnpei Airport |
| Stopover | Chuuk International Airport |
| Destination | Port Moresby Airport |
| Occupants | 47 |
| Passengers | 35 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 6 |
| Survivors | 46 |
Air Niugini Flight 73 was a scheduled service from Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, via Chuuk, FSM. On 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] Forty-six people survived but six of them were injured.