Boeing 737 AP-BKC

Summary

On 20 April 2012 at about 13:40 local time, a Boeing 737 registered AP-BKC, operated by Bhoja Air, was involved in an accident near Islamabad, Pakistan. 127 people were on board and 127 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 April 2012 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Islamabad, Pakistan

Nearest airport

Islamabad Benazir Bhutto Int'l (ISB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

AP-BKC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Bhoja Air

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA12RA065

127 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 20, 2012, at about 1840 local time, Bhoja Air flight BH0213, a Boeing 737-236, registration AP-BKC, crashed about 3.7 miles short of runway 30 during an approach to landing at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan. The flight originated from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan. All 127 people on board were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. Heavy rain and thunderstorms were reported at the time of the accident. The Government of Pakistan is investigating the accident and has appointed an Investigator-in-Charge (IIC) along with investigators from the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Pakistan Air Force. As the state of design and manufacture of the airplane and engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the Pakistan Government in their investigation under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. All inquiries should be directed to: Headquarters, Civil Aviation Authority Terminal-1, JIAP Karachi-75200 Pakistan E-mail: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.