705, I’ve been wounded. We’ve had an attempted takeover on board the aeroplane. Give me a vector
[direction] please, back to Memphis at this time. Hurry!
AUTO WARNING HORN: Bank angle, bank angle.
FIRST OFFICER TO CENTRE: Zero nine five, zero nine five, direct Memphis, get an ambulance and uh, alert the, uh, airport facility!
AUTO WARNING HORN: Bank angle, bank angle.
FIRST OFFICER TO CENTRE: Hey, Memphis, you still with me? [Struggling in background]
FIRST OFFICER TO CENTRE: Listen, hey, centre!
[Struggling in background]
FIRST OFFICER TO CENTRE: Centre, give me a heading to Memphis!
FIRST OFFICER TO CENTRE: Zero nine zero, roger, this is an emergency…! [Overspeed warning—series of clicks in background] [Struggling in background]
UNIDENTIFIED FROM REAR OF COCKPIT: Let go of it! [Sounds of struggle] Let go of the spear!
FIRST OFFICER TO CENTRE: One zero, thousand, okay, keep me advised, where is Memphis? [Struggling in background]
FIRST OFFICER: Okay, say my direction to Memphis.
FIRST OFFICER: Look, just keep talking to me, okay?
CAPTAIN: Jim!
FIRST OFFICER TO CENTRE: Yeah, we need an ambulance and, uh, we need, uh, armed intervention as well.
FIRST OFFICER TO CENTRE: Down to 5000 feet.
FLIGHT ENGINEER: Put it on autopilot!
FIRST OFFICER TO REAR OF COCKPIT: I’ve got it!
FLIGHT ENGINEER: Help, the son of a bitch is biting me! [Sounds of struggle]
FIRST OFFICER TO REAR: Andy!
CAPTAIN FROM REAR OF COCKPIT: Put it on autopilot and come back here!
FIRST OFFICER TO REAR OF COCKPIT: Keep him back there guys, I’m flying!
CAPTAIN FROM REAR OF COCKPIT: Put it…
FLIGHT ENGINEER FROM REAR OF COCKPIT: Hurry up, Jim…
FIRST OFFICER TO CENTRE: Request a single frequency.
FLIGHT ENGINEER FROM REAR: Jim!
FIRST OFFICER TO CENTRE: 19.1.
CAPTAIN FROM REAR: Jim, is it on autopilot?
FIRST OFFICER TO REAR OF COCKPIT: No, I got it.
CAPTAIN FROM REAR: Put it on autopilot and come back here!
FLIGHT ENGINEER FROM REAR: Quick, Jim!
FIRST OFFICER TO REAR: Okay.
CAPTAIN FROM REAR: Hurry, Jim! Come back here now!
FIRST OFFICER TO REAR: Okay…wait a minute, I’m coming.
CAPTAIN FROM REAR: Jim, do it now!
FLIGHT ENGINEER FROM REAR: Hurry, hurry!
[First officer exits co-pilot seat and goes to rear of cockpit]
FIRST OFFICER: You move, I’ll kill ya!
FIRST OFFICER TO CAPTAIN: Go up and get the aeroplane.
CAPTAIN: I’m going.
FIRST OFFICER: If you can.
CAPTAIN: Are you in control?
FIRST OFFICER: Yeah, can you take this?
[Captain returns to his seat, sounds of him buckling in]
CAPTAIN TO REAR: Jim, are you in control? Jim, are you in control?
FIRST OFFICER FROM REAR: Yes, I’m in control.
CAPTAIN: Memphis, can you hear me?
TOWER: Uh, is this Express 705 heavy?
CAPTAIN: 705, yes.
TOWER: 705 heavy, Memphis, roger, I do hear you.
You can proceed direct to Memphis if able. Expect runway niner. The altimeter is 30.29er.
CAPTAIN TO TOWER: You understand we’re declaring an emergency. We need security to meet the aeroplane. We’ll stop it on the runway if we can.
TOWER: Express 705 heavy, affirmative, all that’s been taken care of, that security will be available for, as well as medical assistance.
FIRST OFFICER FROM REAR: Dave!
CAPTAIN TO REAR: Yes!
FIRST OFFICER FROM REAR: Are you okay?
CAPTAIN TO REAR: I’m okay. Are you? Do you have him under control? Talk to me, Jim.
FIRST OFFICER FROM REAR: Huh?
CAPTAIN TO REAR: Do you have him under control?
FIRST OFFICER FROM REAR: I’m okay.
TOWER: Express 705 heavy, can you proceed, direct to Memphis. Descend at your discretion and, uh, the localizer is on for runway niner.
CAPTAIN TO TOWER: All right, we’re headed that way now, I think.
TOWER: Roger. Express 705 heavy, is the situation under control or is it still in progress?
CAPTAIN TO TOWER: We appear to have it under control.
TOWER: Roger.
CAPTAIN TO TOWER: Uh, Memphis, this is 705, understand that we need some medical personnel to meet us also!
TOWER TO CAPTAIN: Express 705 heavy, roger, that’s being taken care of. They’ll meet you there. Express 705 heavy, are you able to turn towards the airport?
CAPTAIN TO TOWER: Yeah, give me a vector.
TOWER TO CAPTAIN: Zero vector…
CAPTAIN TO TOWER: We’re turning towards the airport now…
TOWER TO CAPTAIN: Left turn heading 100.
CAPTAIN TO TOWER: 100 Express 705. Express 705, I got to descend down to 7000 to proceed to Memphis.
TOWER TO CAPTAIN: Express 705, roger, descend at your discretion. Express 705 heavy, if able you can pick up the localizer runway niner and track it inbound.
CAPTAIN TO TOWER: Give me that frequency, please.
TOWER TO CAPTAIN: Okay, runway niner localizer
