Rawalpindi | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

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 in Rawalpindi: 30 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1970 at 0717 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

AP-ALM

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Rawalpindi - Lahore

MSN:

10163

YOM:

1960

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

19000

Aircraft flight cycles:

26000

Circumstances:

Three minutes after its takeoff from Rawalpindi Airport, while climbing, the airplane went through a thunderstorm area. Due to heavy turbulences, the airplane went out of control, nosed down and eventually crashed in an open field located some 20 km southeast of Rawalpindi. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 30 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control while flying in a thunderstorm area consisting of heavy rain falls, turbulences and strong winds.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander in Rawalpindi

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1970

Type of aircraft:

Britten-Norman Islander

Operator:

Registration:

G-AXRJ

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Demonstration

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

123

YOM:

1970

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Circumstances:

The crew was completing a demo flight on behalf of the British manufacturer Britten-Norman. On final approach, during the last segment, the twin engine aircraft hit an obstacle located near the runway threshold and crashed. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

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

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1965 at 0630 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

AP-ATT

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Rawalpindi – Skardu

MSN:

10279

YOM:

1965

Location:

Mahandri

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خیبرپختونخوا)

Country:

Pakistan

Region:

Asia

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5640

Captain / Total hours on type:

3510.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

865

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

491

Aircraft flight cycles:

528

Circumstances:

The aircraft took off from Rawalpindi Airport at 0601LT on a domestic flight to Skardu, carrying 9,146 pounds of food supplies. At 0604LT, it called Cherat Homer stating that it was due at control zone boundary at 0610LT. According to the Chakhlala ATC log the aircraft called Skardu at 0607LT on 119.7 but there was no response from Skardu on this frequency. According to the Skardu log: Skardu asked Gilgit at 0620LT to listen out for the aircraft and advise it to change over to 5514 kcs. The aircraft called Skardu at 0630LT on 5514 kcs. There was no further communication with the aircraft. It was subsequently found that the aircraft had struck the northern side of a ridge at an elevation of 13,100 feet just inside Pakistan territory near the Pakistan-Azad Kashmir border. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty.

Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Skardu

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1954

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

AP-AAF

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Skardu – Rawalpindi

MSN:

4562

YOM:

1942

Location:

Skardu

Gilgit–Baltistan (گلگت – بلتستان)

Country:

Pakistan

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

At liftoff, an engine failed when the undercarriage has just been raised. The airplane stalled and belly landed, skidded for dozen yards, overran and came to rest. All 11 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine failure at liftoff.