Pakistan Air Force - Pakistan Fiza'ya

Safety profile and incident history for Pakistan Air Force - Pakistan Fiza'ya.

Safety Score

9.4/10

Total Incidents

21

Total Fatalities

125

Recent Incidents

July 30, 2019 19 Fatalities

Beechcraft 350 Super King Air

Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory (<U+0648><U+0641><U+0627><U+0642><U+06CC> <U+062F><U+0627><U+0631><U+0627><U+0644><U+062D><U+06A9><U+0648><U+0645><U+062A>)

The twin engine airplane departed Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB with five crew members on board for a local training flight. In flight, it went out of control and crashed onto several houses located in the suburb of Mora Kalu, about 10 km south of Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB, Islamabad, bursting into flames. The aircraft and several houses were destroyed. All five crew members as well as 14 people on the ground were killed.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB (Islamabad) Islamabad Capital Territory (<U+0648><U+0641><U+0627><U+0642><U+06CC> <U+062F><U+0627><U+0631><U+0627><U+0644><U+062D><U+06A9><U+0648><U+0645><U+062A>)

The crew was completing a training mission at Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB in Islamabad. Upon touchdown, a tyre burst. Control was lost and the airplane veered off runway to the right and collided with a concrete wall before coming to rest, burstin into flames. All nine occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. It is believed that the landing was hard.

February 20, 2003 17 Fatalities

Fokker F27 Friendship

Kohat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (<U+062E><U+06CC><U+0628><U+0631><U+067E><U+062E><U+062A><U+0648><U+0646><U+062E><U+0648><U+0627>)

The aircraft departed Islamabad on a flight to Kohat, carrying nine passengers and eight crew members. While descending to Kohat, the crew encountered poor visibility when, at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 27 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 17 occupants were killed, among them Mushaf Ali Mir, Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Air Force and his wife. He was flying to Kohat with a delegation to perform the annual inspection of the airbase.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB (Islamabad) Islamabad Capital Territory (<U+0648><U+0641><U+0627><U+0642><U+06CC> <U+062F><U+0627><U+0631><U+0627><U+0644><U+062D><U+06A9><U+0648><U+0645><U+062A>)

While parked at Chaklala AFB, the aircraft was destroyed by fire after being struck by another Pakistan Air Force Hercules C-130. The aircraft was empty at the time of the accident.

August 17, 1988 30 Fatalities

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Bahawalpur Punjab (<U+067E><U+0646><U+062C><U+0627><U+0628>)

Shortly after takeoff from Bahawalpur Airport, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed 7 km from the airport. All 30 occupants were killed, among them Muhammad Zia Ul-Haq, President of the Republic of Pakistan, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Akhtar Abdur Rahman, Brigadier Siddique Salik, several high ranking officers of the Pakistan Army and also the American Ambassador to Pakistan Arnold Lewis Raphel. They were returning to Islamabad following a US M1 Abrams tank demonstration in Bahawalpur.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Lahore Punjab (<U+067E><U+0646><U+062C><U+0627><U+0628>)

Collided in unknown circumstances with a second Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Pakistan Air Force at Lahore Airport. There were no casualties.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Lahore Punjab (<U+067E><U+0646><U+062C><U+0627><U+0628>)

Collided in unknown circumstances with a second Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Pakistan Air Force at Lahore Airport. There were no casualties.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Pakistan All Pakistan

Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Pakistan. Crew fate remains unknown.

April 30, 1968 22 Fatalities

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Chaklala-Nur Khan AFB (Islamabad) Islamabad Capital Territory (<U+0648><U+0641><U+0627><U+0642><U+06CC> <U+062F><U+0627><U+0631><U+0627><U+0644><U+062D><U+06A9><U+0648><U+0645><U+062A>)

While cruising in clouds, the airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion near the Chaklala Airbase. All 22 occupants were killed, most of them civilians.

July 15, 1966 10 Fatalities

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Pakistan All Pakistan

Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area, killing all 10 occupants.

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Airline Information

Country of Origin

Pakistan

Risk Level

Low Risk