Karachi – Lahore

On November 26, 1948 at 11:15 AM, Karachi – Lahore experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Pakistan Airways - Pak Air, with the event recorded near Vehari Punjab (<U+067E><U+0646><U+062C><U+0627><U+0628>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

21 people were known to be on board, 21 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft left Karachi at 0805LT bound for Lahore and climbed to the assigned altitude of 7,000 feet. While cruising in the region of Vehari, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion, killing all 21 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration AP-ACE, MSN 12775, year of manufacture 1944.