Lahore – Karachi
Flight / Schedule
Lahore – Karachi
Aircraft
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)Registration
AP-ADI
MSN
4841
Year of Manufacture
1941
Operator
Pakistan Airways - Pak AirDate
December 12, 1949 at 09:50 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Jungshahi Sindh (<U+0633><U+0646><U+068C> <U+0633><U+0646><U+062F><U+06BE>)
Region
Asia • Pakistan
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On December 12, 1949 at 09:50 PM, Lahore – Karachi experienced a crash involving Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), operated by Pakistan Airways - Pak Air, with the event recorded near Jungshahi 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 flight at a mountains crash site.
26 people were known to be on board, 26 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: 22, passenger fatalities: 22, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew just started the descent by night to Karachi when the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain (1,185 feet high) located about 80 km east of Karachi-Mauripur Airport, near the village of Jungshahi. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 26 occupants were killed. Two days after the tragedy, the Operator's AOC was suspended for an undetermined period of time.
Aircraft reference details include registration AP-ADI, MSN 4841, year of manufacture 1941.
Fatalities
Total
26
Crew
4
Passengers
22
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew just started the descent by night to Karachi when the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain (1,185 feet high) located about 80 km east of Karachi-Mauripur Airport, near the village of Jungshahi. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 26 occupants were killed. Two days after the tragedy, the Operator's AOC was suspended for an undetermined period of time.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
22
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 26
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lahore – Karachi
Operator
Pakistan Airways - Pak AirFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Pakistan
Aircraft Details
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