Narrative:
An Airbus A310-324, registered AP-BGN, and operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was hit by ground fire while on approach to Peshawar Airport (PEW) in Pakistan. Two cabin crew members and a female passenger were hit by bullets. The passenger died of her injuries.
The airplane operated on flight PK756 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was on approach to Peshawar when it was hit by at least fifteen bullets.
Normal landing
» Dawn
OPPS 241800Z 00000KT 4000 HZ SKC 32/16 Q995.6
Winds: calm; Visibility: 4000 m; Haze, clear skies; Temperature: 32°C; Dew point: 16°C
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Tuesday 24 June 2014 |
| Time: | 22:54 |
| Type: |  Airbus A310-324ET |
| Operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-BGN |
| MSN: | 676 |
| First flight: | 1993-04-29 (21 years 2 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4152 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 178 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 190 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Peshawar-Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) ( Pakistan)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK), Saudi Arabia |
| Peshawar-Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW/OPPS), Pakistan | |
| Flightnumber: | PK756 |
An Airbus A310-324, registered AP-BGN, and operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was hit by ground fire while on approach to Peshawar Airport (PEW) in Pakistan. Two cabin crew members and a female passenger were hit by bullets. The passenger died of her injuries.
The airplane operated on flight PK756 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was on approach to Peshawar when it was hit by at least fifteen bullets.
Classification:
Shot down from the groundNormal landing
Sources:
» History of PIA forum» Dawn
METAR Weather report:
18:00 UTC / 23:00 local time:OPPS 241800Z 00000KT 4000 HZ SKC 32/16 Q995.6
Winds: calm; Visibility: 4000 m; Haze, clear skies; Temperature: 32°C; Dew point: 16°C
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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 Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport to Peshawar-Bacha Khan International Airport as the crow flies is 2579 km (1612 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport to Peshawar-Bacha Khan International Airport as the crow flies is 2579 km (1612 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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