Vliegtuigongeval op 18 JAN 1984 met Boeing 747 registration unknown - Karachi
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Datum:woensdag 18 januari 1984
Type:Boeing 747
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Air France
Registratie: registration unknown
Constructienummer:
Bouwjaar:
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 15
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 246
Totaal:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 261
Schade: Groot
Gevolgen: Repaired
Plaats:113 km (70.6 mijl) W of Karachi (   Pakistan)
Fase: Kruisvlucht (ENR)
Soort vlucht:Internationale lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:Karachi International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Pakistan
Vliegveld van aankomst:Dhahran International Airport (DHA/OEDR), Saudi-Arabië
Vluchtnummer:AF171
Beschrijving:
An in-flight explosion after leaving Karachi blew a 2 m x 2 m hole in the right rear cargo hold no.4 and caused a loss of cabin pressure. An emergency descent to 5000 feet was made and the aircraft returned to Karachi.
Flight 171 originated in Manila, Philippines and was heading for Paris, France with en route stops at Bangkok, Thailand, Karachi, Pakistan and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Karachi International Airport en Dhahran International Airport bedraagt 1701 km (1063 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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