Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404
A PIA F27 similar to the accident aircraft
Incident
Date 25 August 1989 (1989-08-25)
Summary Missing
Site Himalaya Mountains, Pakistan (presumed)
35°14′12.87″N 74°35′24.22″E / 35.2369083°N 74.5900611°E / 35.2369083; 74.5900611Coordinates: 35°14′12.87″N 74°35′24.22″E / 35.2369083°N 74.5900611°E / 35.2369083; 74.5900611
Aircraft
Aircraft type Fokker F27 Friendship
Operator Pakistan International Airlines
Registration AP-BBF
Flight origin Gilgit Airport (GIL/OPGT), Pakistan
Destination Islamabad International Airport (ISB/OPRN), Pakistan
Passengers 49
Crew 5
Fatalities 54 (Presumed)
Missing 54
Survivors 0 (Presumed)

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404 was a Fokker F27 Friendship that disappeared shortly after takeoff on 25 August 1989. At 07:36, a domestic scheduled passenger flight of Pakistan International Airlines took off from the northern city of Gilgit, Pakistan on its way to the national capital Islamabad. One of the pilots of the aircraft made a routine radio call at 07:40; this was the last communication with the aircraft. The aircraft is thought to have crashed in the Himalayas, but the wreckage has never been found.[1]

Aircraft

The aircraft was a Fokker F27-200 Friendship turboprop airliner, c/n 10207, built in 1962. It had accumulated approximately 44,524 hours of flying time; and 41,524 cycles (the number of times the aircraft had been pressurized) at the time of the accident.[2]

Search operation

After the disappearance, several aerial search missions were launched by the Pakistani military during the first three or four days. Later land search parties were organized, comprising civilian and armed forces personnel, to search the area around the 8,000-metre-high (26,000 ft) mountain Nanga Parbat.

Probable causes

There is speculation that the aircraft was shot down by Indian Military forces for allegedly crossing the Line of Control[1], however, there is no proof for that.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 https://tribune.com.pk/story/1171663/27-years-flight-pk-404-still-mystery/
  2. ↑ "Accident Report". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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