PIA Flight 631

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631
Occurrence summary
Date	8 December 1972
Summary	CFIT
Site	near Maidan, Pakistan
Passengers	22
Crew	4
Fatalities	26 (all)
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Fokker F-27 Friendship
Operator	Pakistan International Airlines
Registration	AP-AUS
Flight origin	Gilgit Airport
Destination	Rawalpindi International Airport

On 8 December 1972, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631 crashed during rainy conditions while en route from Gilgit Airport to Rawalpindi International Airport in Pakistan. The Fokker F-27, registration AP-AUS, had 22 passengers and four crew on board. The aircraft struck a hill near the town of Maidan, Pakistan. The aircraft broke into three parts and the wings and engine caught fire. All 26 people on board were killed.^[1]

References

↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 AP-AUS Maidan". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 23 January 2010.

Aviation accidents and incidents in Pakistan

Korangi Creek crash (1947) PIA Flight 17 (1966) PIA Flight 631 (1972) Pan Am Flight 73 (1986) C-130 Hercules (1988) PIA Flight 404 (1989) PIA Flight 268 (1992) PIA Flight 544 (1998) Atlantique incident (1999) PIA Flight 688 (2006) Airblue Flight 202 (July, 2010) Beechcraft 1900 crash (5 Nov, 2010) Sun Way Flight 4412 (28 Nov, 2010) Bhoja Air Flight 213 (2012) Mil Mi-17 crash (2015)

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