 Fokker F-27 Friendship of Ansett Airlines in 1970 | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 November 1972 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | Alice Springs Airport, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia 23°48′08.43″S 133°54′02.92″E / 23.8023417°S 133.9008111°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker Friendship |
| Operator | Ansett Australia |
| Registration | VH-FNI |
| Flight origin | Adelaide Airport, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Destination | Alice Springs Airport, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Occupants | 32 |
| Passengers | 28 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 31 |
Ansett Australia Flight 232, on Wednesday, 15 November 1972, was a flight from Adelaide, South Australia aboard a Fokker Friendship bound for Alice Springs, Northern Territory. It was Australia's second aircraft hijacking (after the first in 1960), and resulted in the perpetrator's death by suicide.