Friday, April 20, 2012

Bhoja Air B732 crashes 5-km from Islamabad airport in Pakistan

A Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 (AP-BKC) performing flight B4-213 from Karachi to Islamabad (Pakistan) with 121 passengers and six crew, impacted terrain about 5-km short of and slightly left of the extended runway center line of Islamabad's RWY 30 near Jinnah Gardens, completely broke up and burst into flames at about 1850LT (1350z). Ten houses on the ground were destroyed, their occupants are reported safe however, the crash site extends over an area of about 1-km, the main wreckage came to rest about 4-km short of the runway. All occupants of the aircraft perished in the crash. (Source: avherald.com / Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi)