Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631

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Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631
Fokker F27-200 Friendship, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) JP12491.jpg
A Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F-27 Friendship, similar to the one involved
Accident
DateDecember 8, 1972 (1972-12-08)
Summary Controlled flight into terrain
Site Jalkot, Pakistan
Aircraft
Aircraft type Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Operator Pakistan International Airlines
Registration AP-AUS
Flight origin Gilgit Airport
Destination Benazir Bhutto International Airport
Passengers22 [1] or 28 [2] [3] [4] [5]
Crew4 [1] or 5 [2] [3] [4] [5]
Fatalities26 [1] or 32 [2] [3] [4] [5]
Survivors0 [1] [6]

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight on 8 December 1972 operated by the Pakistan International Airlines that took off from Gilgit Airport in Gilgit, Pakistan, bound for Rawalpindi International Airport in Rawalpindi. The involved aircraft was a Fokker F-27. The aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain killing all people on board.

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The crash took place on the same day as Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708 and United Air Lines Flight 553. [6] [5]

Flight, search and recovery

In the evening of 8 December 1972, the Pakistan International Airlines operated Fokker F-27 departed at 11:40am from Gilgit Airport in Gilgit, Pakistan bound for Rawalpindi International Airport in Rawalpindi where it was scheduled to arrive at 12:50pm. [2] [7] There were rainy conditions during the flight. The aircraft lost radio contact halfway after 125 miles with Rawalpindi. [7]

After the aircraft didn't arrive during the evening of 8 December 1972, the airplane was reported missing by Pakistan International Airlines. [2] [5] A search operation was started with two C-130 transports and two helicopters. They were not able to find the aircraft and stopped when visibility became low, with ground searching continuing. [7] There was hope the Fokker had made an emergency landing at Chilas, [7] but the wreck was found the next day on Saturday 9 December. [6] The aircraft had struck a snow-covered 9000 feet high mountain at the foot of the Himalayas near the village of Maidan around 8 miles south of Jalkot. [8] [6] All people on board were killed. [1] [6]

The bodies from the airplane were recovered by soldiers of the Pakistan Army. [8]

Aircraft

The involved aircraft was a Pakistan International Airlines owned Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 with registration number AP-AUS and MSN 10314. The aircraft had made its first flight on 2 December 1966 and had since made 11077 total airframe hours and 16720 cycles. [1]

Casualties

There is a difference between sources about the number of people onboard. Aviation Safety Networks lists 26 people (22 passengers and four crew members), [1] newspaper sources list 33 people (28 passengers and five crew members). [3] [6] [2] [4] [5] The News states it were at least 31 people. [9] There were no survivors. [1] [6]

The five crew members consisted of two cockpit crew including captain Javedullah, two cabin crew and one air guard. [7]

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References

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