Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 August 1989
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
Owner/operator: Pakistan International Airlines – PIA
Registration Number: AP-BBF
Location: Himalaya Mountains –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 54 / Occupants: 54
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Fokker F-27 Friendship aircraft, PK-404, departed Gilgit (GIL) at 07:36 on a domestic passenger service to Islamabad (ISB), Pakistan. The flight was declared missing after the crew radioed an expected arrival time of 07:59 and Islamabad at 08:32. The last transmission was received at 07:40, indicating a potential crash scenario.A Fokker F-27 Friendship aircraft, PK-404, departed Gilgit (GIL) at 07:36 on a domestic passenger service to Islamabad (ISB), Pakistan. The flight was declared missing after the crew radioed an expected arrival time of 07:59 and Islamabad at 08:32. The last transmission was received at 07:40, indicating a potential crash scenario.
Description
PIA Flight PK-404, a Fokker F-27 Friendship, departed Gilgit (GIL) at 07:36 on a domestic passenger service to Islamabad (ISB), Pakistan. There were 49 passengers and five crew members on board. At 07:40 the crew radioed that they expected over point Bravo at 07:59 and at Islamabad at 08:32. This was the last transmission received from the crew. The flight was declared missing. It is presumed that the aircraft crashed, killing all aboard.
Primary Cause
Possible aircraft crash resulting in fatalities.Possible aircraft crash resulting in fatalities.Share on:
