Punjab (پنجاب) | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

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.

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

Crew on board:

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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.

Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter 31M near Liāqatpur

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 170 Freighter

Operator:

Registration:

S4414

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

13177

YOM:

1954

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Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Indus Valley, in the region of Liāqatpur. The crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of an Avro 685 York C.1 in Lahore

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Avro 685 York

Operator:

Registration:

OD-ACN

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Kabul – Lahore

MSN:

MW107

YOM:

1944

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Circumstances:

Leased from TMA of Lebanon and operated by Kuwait Airways, the aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Kabul to Lahore. On touchdown, one of the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane slid for several yards before coming to rest. All three crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove 1B in Lahore: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1960

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.104 Dove

Operator:

Registration:

G-AMKT

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

04291

YOM:

1951

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The twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching Walton Airport in Lahore. The crew was performing a positioning flight on behalf of Gulf Aviation. Both pilots were killed while the flight engineer was injured.
Crew:
C. Veitch, pilot, †
Mr. Burnham, copilot, †
Mr. Morgan, flight engineer.

Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter in Lahore: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1952

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 170 Freighter

Operator:

Registration:

G799

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Lahore – Peshawar

MSN:

12824

YOM:

1947

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Crashed in unknown circumstances few minutes after takeoff from Lahore Airport, killing both crew members.

Crash of a Bristol 170 Wayfarer 21P in Khewra: 18 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1952 at 0700 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 170 Freighter

Operator:

Registration:

G783

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Lahore – Peshawar

MSN:

12810

YOM:

1946

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Circumstances:

On a flight from Lahore to Peshawar, the aircraft suffered an engine failure, went out of control and crashed near the city of Khewra. All 18 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson 18C in Rahimabad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Indian Government

Registration:

VT-CXX

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

1481

YOM:

1947

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Crashed on takeoff in unknown circumstances, killing the pilot. Sole on board, he was performing a positioning flight on behalf of Civil Aviation Authority of India.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-15-DK near Vehari: 21 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1948 at 1115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

AP-ACE

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Karachi – Lahore

MSN:

12775

YOM:

1944

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Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft left Karachi at 0805LT bound for Lahore and climbed to the assigned altitude of 7,000 feet. While cruising in the region of Vehari, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion, killing all 21 occupants.

Probable cause:

The omission of a sealing washer on the carburetor fuel filter of the port engine resulting in fuel leaking on to the ignition systems, culminating in a severe oil fire which finally involved the main port fuel tanks. Secondary causes were a generally low standard of maintenance due to lack of tools, spares, adequate lighting, hurried workmanship, and inexperience in lower staff grades. The crew carried out their duty in a disciplined manner and if disintegration had been delayed for a short while longer an emergency landing could have been made.