Karachi - Almaty

On January 21, 1995 at 12:00 AM, Karachi - Almaty experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by Kazakhstan Airlines - Air Kazakhstan - Kazair, with the event recorded near Karachi-Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Quaid-e-Azam Sindh (<U+0633><U+0646><U+068C> <U+0633><U+0646><U+062F><U+06BE>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

117 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 117 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 105, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll at Karachi-Quaid-e-Azam Airport, at a speed of 270-280 km/h, the pilot-in-command pulled up on the control column to start the rotation but the aircraft failed to respond. The crew decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, rolled for about 500 metres then lost its nose gear and came to rest. All 117 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration UN-85455, MSN 80A455, year of manufacture 1980.