Pakistan | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was completing a local training mission at Karachi-Quaid-e-Azam Airport consisting of stall tests. On final approach, both engines lost power simultaneously and the aircraft stalled. The crew elected to regain control but the airplane crashed. The copilot was seriously injured while the captain was killed.

Probable cause:

Overtemperature of both engines, resulting in their simultaneous failure. This was caused by malfunction of the contact switches of No.1 engine propeller automatic flight safety pitch lock withdrawal system and the pilot's failure to withdraw the locks manually by placing the HP fuel cock levers in the 'lockout' position.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24-950 in Lahore

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1976

Type of aircraft:

Fletcher FU-24

Operator:

Registration:

ZK-EFS

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Delivery

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

222

YOM:

1976

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Circumstances:

Crashed in Lahore while on a delivery flight. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of a Beechcraft B60 Duke in Bahawalpur: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1974 at 2350 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 60 Duke

Operator:

Aircraft Facilities

Registration:

N8184R

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Delivery

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

P-297

YOM:

1974

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5800

Captain / Total hours on type:

400.00

Circumstances:

The pilot was in charge to deliver the aircraft to an operator based at Calcutta Airport. While cruising by night, the pilot encountered technical problems with the right engine and was forced to shut it down and to feather its propeller. Shortly later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, broke up in the air at high speed and crashed in a field. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Probable cause:

Uncontrolled descent for undetermined reason. The following factors were reported:
- Fire or explosion in flight,
- Airframe failure in flight,
- Right engine feathered, not secured,
- High speed brakeup.

Final Report:

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 in Faysalabad

Date & Time: May 28, 1973

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

AP-AUW

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Multan - Faysalabad

MSN:

10331

YOM:

1967

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Aircraft flight hours:

12767

Aircraft flight cycles:

16500

Circumstances:

On final approach, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck tree tops and crashed 800 meters short of runway threshold. All 40 occupants were evacuated while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 near Jalkot: 31 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1972 at 1215 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

AP-AUS

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Gilgit - Rawalpindi

MSN:

10314

YOM:

1966

Flight number:

PK631

Location:

Sialkot (Jalkot)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خیبرپختونخوا)

Country:

Pakistan

Region:

Asia

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Aircraft flight hours:

11077

Aircraft flight cycles:

16720

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Gilgit Airport at 1140LT bound for Rawalpindi on flight PK631. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 9,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a snow covered mountain located near Jalkot. The wreckage was found few hours later and none of the 31 occupants survived the crash. At the time of the accident, the visibility was nil due to low clouds and snow falls. Apparently, the crew lost his orientation and maybe started the descent prematurely, causing the aircraft to struck the ground.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 near Saindak: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

AP-ALX

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Karachi - Zahedan

MSN:

10188

YOM:

1961

Location:

Saindak

Baluchestan (بلوچستان)

Country:

Pakistan

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

22287

Aircraft flight cycles:

26177

Circumstances:

While descending to Zahedan Airport in limited visibility on a cargo flight from Karachi, the airplane struck a mountain and crashed near Saindak, at the Iran-Pakistan border. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. Controlled flight into terrain suspected.

Ground fire of a Fokker F27 Friendship 100 in Lahore

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

VT-DMA

Flight Phase:

Parking

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Srinagar – Jammu

MSN:

10171

YOM:

1961

Location:

Lahore-Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Punjab (پنجاب)

Country:

Pakistan

Region:

Asia

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

21091

Aircraft flight cycles:

17638

Circumstances:

While on a flight from Srinagar to Jammu, the airplane was hijacked by two members of the Jammu and Kashmir National Liberation Front (NLF). After being diverted to Lahore Airport, the aircraft stand on this airport for three days before all 32 occupants were released. The aircraft was then set afire and destroyed.

Probable cause:

Hijacked and destroyed by fire on ground.