Accidents and Incidents Involving the Fokker F27 - Pia Flight 688, Ansett Airlines Flight 232, 1961 Turkish Airlines Ankara Crash (Paperback)

Chapters: Pia Flight 688, Ansett Airlines Flight 232, 1961 Turkish Airlines Ankara Crash, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688 (PK688, PIA688) was scheduled to operate from Multan to Lahore and Islamabad at 12:05 pm on 10 July 2006. It crashed into a field after bursting into flames a few minutes after takeoff from Multan International Airport. All 41 passengers and four crewmembers on board were killed. The victims included Asmatullah Khan (Manager Legal Services) of PIA, Justice Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti and Justice Nazir Ahmed Siddiqui, who served on the Lahore High Court. Three military personnel, Vice-Chancellor of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naseer Khan, and eight women, including two flight attendants and three doctors, were also among those killed. One of the flight attendants was pulled out alive, but later died. A list of names of the passengers and crew killed in the plane crash is available on Dawn's website. According to the Daily Jang Lahore newspaper, no one was pulled alive from the plane. The plane lost contact with the Multan International Airport control tower two minutes after takeoff. The aircraft hit an electric power line before crashing into a wheat field. The cause of the crash was reported to be an engine fire. Authorities have ruled out sabotage or terrorist involvement in the crash. Some witnesses reported seeing flames on the aircraft right after takeoff. A special investigation team has been assembled by PIA that announced they will compile a report about the crash within a week of the accident. At the same time, the Air League of PIA Employees Union has charged the PIA administration with responsibility for the cra...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=590352