Narrative:
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.
» Friendship forever nr.6
» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/89 (#14)
accident date: 25-08-1989
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
registration: AP-BBF
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Friday 25 August 1989 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 |
| Operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-BBF |
| MSN: | 10207 |
| First flight: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 44524 |
| Cycles: | 41685 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 532-7E |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 49 / Occupants: 49 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 54 / Occupants: 54 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Himalaya Mountains ( Pakistan)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Gilgit Airport (GIL/OPGT), Pakistan |
| Islamabad International Airport (ISB/OPRN), Pakistan | |
| Flightnumber: | PK404 |
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.
Sources:
» Airnieuws 301 (p. 17)» Friendship forever nr.6
» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/89 (#14)
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accident date: 25-08-1989
type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
registration: AP-BBF
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Gilgit Airport to Islamabad International Airport as the crow flies is 278 km (174 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Gilgit Airport to Islamabad International Airport as the crow flies is 278 km (174 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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