Islamabad - Kohat

On February 20, 2003 at 09:15 AM, Islamabad - Kohat experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Pakistan Air Force - Pakistan Fiza'ya, with the event recorded near 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 flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 17 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration 10254, MSN 10254, year of manufacture 1964.