PIA Flight 631

PIA Flight 631
Occurrence summary
Date	8 December 1972
Summary	CFIT
Site	near Maidan, Pakistan
Passengers	22
Crew	4
Fatalities	26 (all)
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Fokker F-27 Friendship
Operator	Pakistan International Airlines
Registration	AP-AUS
Flight origin	Gilgit Airport
Destination	Rawalpindi International Airport

On 8 December 1972, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631 crashed during rainy conditions while en route from Gilgit Airport to Rawalpindi International Airport in Pakistan. The Fokker F-27, registration AP-AUS, had 22 passengers and four crew on board. The aircraft struck a hill near the town of Maidan, Pakistan. The aircraft broke into three parts and the wings and engine caught fire. All 26 people on board were killed.^[1]

References

↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 AP-AUS Maidan". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 23 January 2010.

Aviation accidents and incidents in Pakistan

Korangi Creek crash (Dec 1947)
PIA Flight 17 (Feb 1966)
PIA Flight 631 (Dec 1972)
Pan Am Flight 73 (Sep 1986)
C-130 Hercules (Aug 1988)
PIA Flight 404 (Aug 1989)
PIA Flight 268 (Sep 1992)
PIA Flight 544 (May 1998)
Atlantique incident (Aug 1999)
PIA Flight 688 (Jul 2006)
Mil Mi-17 crash (Jul 2009)
Airblue Flight 202 (Jul 2010)
Beechcraft 1900 crash (Nov 2010)
Sun Way Flight 4412 (Nov 2010)
Bhoja Air Flight 213 (Apr 2012)
Mil Mi-17 crash (May 2015)
PIA Flight 661 (Dec 2016)

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