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Punjab (پنجاب)

Crash of a Beechcraft B60 Duke in Bahawalpur: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1974 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N8184R
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
P-297
YOM:
1974
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
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:
Operator:
Registration:
AP-AUW
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Multan - Faysalabad
MSN:
10331
YOM:
1967
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
34
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
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:
Operator:
Registration:
VT-DMA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Srinagar – Jammu
MSN:
10171
YOM:
1961
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
28
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
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:
Operator:
Registration:
S4414
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
13177
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
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:
Operator:
Registration:
OD-ACN
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kabul – Lahore
MSN:
MW107
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
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:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AMKT
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
04291
YOM:
1951
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
G799
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lahore – Peshawar
MSN:
12824
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
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:
Operator:
Registration:
G783
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lahore – Peshawar
MSN:
12810
YOM:
1946
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
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:
Registration:
VT-CXX
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1481
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
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
Operator:
Registration:
AP-ACE
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Karachi – Lahore
MSN:
12775
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
21
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.