Rahim Yar Khan - Rahim Yar Khan

On January 12, 2020 at 12:00 AM, Rahim Yar Khan - Rahim Yar Khan experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Pakistani Government, with the event recorded near Sadiqabad Punjab (<U+067E><U+0646><U+062C><U+0627><U+0628>).

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane departed Rahim Yar Khan-Sheikh Zayed Airport and was spraying pesticide in the area to tackle another wave of locust attacks, which began in December 2019, on the request of the district administration. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a sandy area located in Sadiqabad, killing both crew members, a pilot and a flight engineer. They were completing a mission on behalf of the Department of Agriculture of Pakistan. Initial investigations suggest the plane crashed due to a technical fault.

Aircraft reference details include registration AP-AMB, MSN 1415, year of manufacture 1960.