64145

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.

Flight / Schedule

64145

Registration

64145

MSN

4145

Year of Manufacture

1966

Date

April 30, 1968 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

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>)

Region

Asia • Pakistan

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On April 30, 1968 at 12:00 AM, 64145 experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Pakistan Air Force - Pakistan Fiza'ya, with the event recorded near 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 flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

22 people were known to be on board, 22 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 18, passenger fatalities: 18, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration 64145, MSN 4145, year of manufacture 1966.

Fatalities

Total

22

Crew

4

Passengers

18

Other

0

Crash Summary

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.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

18

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 22

Operational Details

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Pakistan

Aircraft Details

Registration

64145

MSN

4145

Year of Manufacture

1966