Photos
of PIA Aircraft Accidents
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Fokker F27 Friendship Mark 200 (Copyright
© Imran Ehsan) |
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Broken dorsal
fin of AP-BAL with letters 'BAL' visible. This photo was taken
at crash site on July 14, 2006. AP-BAL crashed within 50 seconds
after takeoff from Multan Airport on July 10, 2006. The crash
killed all 41 passengers and 4 crew members aboard the aircraft.
A young girl on the ground also became victim of this accident.
The ill-fated aircraft was operating flight PK-688 from Multan
to Lahore |
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Fokker F27 Friendship Mark 200 (Copyright
© Imran Ehsan) |
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Feathered
propeller blades of engine number 2 of AP-BAL that crashed after
takeoff from Multan Airport on July 10, 2006. This photo was
taken at crash site on July 14, 2006. Poor maintenance work was
blamed for the failure of this Rolls-Royce Dart Mark 532-7E
turboprop engine during ill-fated aircraft's takeoff run. The
twin-engine Fokker crashed within 50 seconds after takeoff from
Multan Airport. The crash killed all 41 passengers and 4 crew
members aboard the aircraft. A young girl on the ground also
became victim of this accident. The aircraft was operating
flight PK-688 from Multan to Lahore |
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (Abbas
Ali Collection) |
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Tail section of
burned-out AP-AXE at Karachi Airport. The DC-10 was completely
destroyed by fire that erupted in its cabin on the night of
February 2, 1981. The aircraft was undergoing maintenance work
inside a hangar at the time of incident. Luckily there was no
loss of human life |
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (Abbas
Ali Collection) |
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Engine number
two of burned-out AP-AXE at Karachi Airport. The tail section
with this engine fell to ground when the DC-10 was completely
destroyed by fire that erupted in its cabin on the night of
February 2, 1981. The aircraft was undergoing maintenance work
inside a hangar at the time of incident. Luckily there was no
loss of human life |
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