Status: | |
Datum: | Freitag 20 Januar 1978 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
Kennzeichen: | AP-ALW |
Werknummer: | 10187 |
Baujahr: | 1961-10-06 (16 years 4 months) |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 29 |
Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
Unfallort: | Karachi ( Pakistan)
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Flugphase: | Unbekannt (UNK) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Sukkur Airport (SKZ/OPSK), Pakistan |
Flug nach: | Karachi International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Pakistan |
Unfallbericht:The aircraft was hijacked by a passenger who demanded money to pay for a cancer-treatment. The first person to contact the hijacker was the Chairman of PIA Malik Nur Khan who went up to the aircraft and communicated with the hijacker.
The hijacker was eventually overpowered.
Fotos
accident date:
20-01-1978type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 400
registration: AP-ALW
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 Sukkur Airport to Karachi International Airport as the crow flies is 351 km (219 miles).
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.