Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 August 1970
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
Owner/operator: Pakistan International Airlines – PIA
Registration Number: AP-ALM
Location: 20 km SE of Rawalpindi –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the wing)Aircraft structure (specifically the wing)
Category: Accident
A F-27 aircraft crashed into the ground in Lahore at approximately 02:14 due to adverse weather conditions. The aircraft was traveling from Rawalpindi to Lahore and experienced severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and gusty winds.A F-27 aircraft crashed into the ground in Lahore at approximately 02:14 due to adverse weather conditions. The aircraft was traveling from Rawalpindi to Lahore and experienced severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
Description
At 02:14 the F-27 took off from Rawalpindi for a 44-minute flight to Lahore. About three minutes later the aircraft crashed into the ground, left wing low at high speed. Weather was bad at the time of the accident: thunderstorms in heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
Primary Cause
Severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and gusty winds.Severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and gusty winds.Share on:
