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• On 31 August 2012, ATR 42–500 registration AP-BHJ, operating Flight 653 from Islamabad to Lahore, was landing at Allama Iqbal International Airport when it undershot the runway and came to rest on a grassy area on the right side of Runway 36R. There were no fatalities among the 42 passengers and 4 crew members. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and withdrawn from service.
• On 11 February 2013, a Boeing 737 aircraft registered AP-BEH was operating Flight 259 from Islamabad to Muscat via Sialkot when its port side main landing gear collapsed during landing at Muscat International Airport. There were no fatalities among the 107 passengers and 7 crew members on board the aircraft. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and withdrawn from service
• On 24 June 2014 Airbus A310-300 registration AP-BGN was operating Flight 756 from Riyadh to Peshawar with 178 passengers and 12 crew members on board when hit by gunfire during its landing approach at Bacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar. The aircraft landed safely but one passenger was killed and two crew members were injured. The aircraft was damaged but it was later ferried to Karachi for repair.
• On 7 December 2016, Flight 661, operated by an ATR 42–500 aircraft registered AP-BHO, crashed in Havelian, Pakistan while en route from Chitral to Islamabad, killing all 47 on board.
• On 22 May 2020, Flight 8303, operated by an Airbus A320, crashed while on final approach to Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, arriving from Lahore. According to CAA sources, PIA Airbus A320 from Lahore was about to land in Karachi when it crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir. CAA sources said that its communication with the plane had been cut off one minute prior to the landing. 99 people were on board, 2 passengers survived while 97 on board including 8 crew members were killed. Additional fatalities on ground are unconfirmed.The Aviation Herald reports the pilots had aborted the approach to Karachi due to landing gear issues and performed a go-around. Attempting to make a second approach, the crew requested to turn left moments before touch down, immediately reporting they had lost both engines and declared Mayday. Soon after, the aircraft lost height and crashed into flames in the Model Colony residential area at about 14:40 local time. A ground observer reported the aircraft suddenly became silent in its final seconds of flight.

Bibliography

• Laurence Urdang; Ceila Dame Robbins (1984), Slogans, Gale Research Company, p. 36, ISBN 978-0-81-031549-5

External links

Media related to Pakistan International Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

See also

• List of airlines of Pakistan
• Transport in Pakistan

References

1. "Pakistan police: Crash kills 45". CNN. 10 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2006.
2. "History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
3. "Accident: PIA A313 at Peshawar on Jun 24th 2014, aircraft under gun fire on final approach". The Aviation Herald. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
4. "Crash: PIA AT42 near Havelian on Dec 7th 2016, engine failure". The Aviation Herald. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
5. "PIA plane crashes near Karachi airport". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
6. Hawker, Luke (2020-05-22). "Pakistan International Airlines plane crash - horrible scenes as Airbus 320 'hits houses'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-22.

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