Boeing 720-040B  (Abbas Ali Collection)

On November 14, 1977, during Air Malta cockpit crew training on PIA Boeing 720B aircraft registration AP-ATQ, the aircraft nose gear fell off on Malta Airport runway after a heavy touch-and-go by the trainee pilot. The bouncing separated nose gear narrowly missed hitting Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Siddeley Nimrod aircraft parked at RAF Station Luqa.

To perform safe emergency landing without nose gear, the aircraft reduced its weight by burning extra fuel in the air by remaining airborne for about an hour. It landed without nose gear with very little damage on a foam layer put on by RAF on Runway 32 of Malta Airport. The Boeing 720B was repaired and returned to service.

From 1974 to 1979, two PIA Boeing 720B (aircraft registrations AP-AMG & AP-AMJ) were leased out to Air Malta. AP-ATQ in full PIA livery performed Air Malta flights when AP-AMG or AP-AMJ were unavailable due to maintenance checks

Boeing 720-040B  (Abbas Ali Collection)

On November 14, 1977, during Air Malta cockpit crew training on PIA Boeing 720B aircraft registration AP-ATQ, the aircraft nose gear fell off on Malta Airport runway after a heavy touch-and-go by the trainee pilot. The bouncing separated nose gear narrowly missed hitting Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Siddeley Nimrod aircraft parked at RAF Station Luqa.

To perform safe emergency landing without nose gear, the aircraft reduced its weight by burning extra fuel in the air by remaining airborne for about an hour. It landed without nose gear with very little damage on a foam layer put on by RAF on Runway 32 of Malta Airport. The Boeing 720B was repaired and returned to service.

From 1974 to 1979, two PIA Boeing 720B (aircraft registrations AP-AMG & AP-AMJ) were leased out to Air Malta. AP-ATQ in full PIA livery performed Air Malta flights when AP-AMG or AP-AMJ were unavailable due to maintenance checks

Boeing 707-340C  (Abbas Ali Collection)

Section of PIA Boeing 707 aircraft registration AP-AWZ fuselage skin with alphabets from "Pakistan International" titles visible at aircraft crash site in Taif, Saudi Arabia. On November 26, 1979, AP-AWZ crashed near Taif while attempting to return to Jeddah Airport, Saudi Arabia. All 11 crew members and 145 passengers died in this accident. AP-AWZ was performing flight PK740 from Jeddah to Karachi. The aircraft departed Jeddah at 1:29 AM for flight to Karachi. It was climbing to flight level 37,000 feet when at 1:47 AM an air hostess reported a fire near the aft cabin passenger door. 21 minutes after take-off the flight crew reported smoke in the cockpit
coming from the cabin area. They requested and received Air Traffic Control (ATC) clearance to return to Jeddah and to leave their cruising level. An emergency descent was executed while attempting to return to Jeddah. The crew started a descent from flight level 30,000 feet and were cleared to descend to 4,000 feet. Following a mayday call at 2:03 AM nothing more was heard from the flight. The Boeing 707 struck the ground in a level rocky area at an elevation of 3,300 feet and burst into flames