Bhoja Air Boeing 737 Down Near Chaklala, Rawalpindi

[inducedrag]

OPRN 201400Z 23020KT 3000 TSRA FEW025CB SCT030 BKN100 20/16 Q1011.0/29.85
TAF OPRN 200930Z 2012/2118 23005KT 6000 SCT040 SCT100
TEMPO 2012/2018 23015G25KT 4000 TS FEW030CB SCT035 BKN100
TEMPO 2019/2022 23015G25KT 4000 TS FEW030CB SCT035 BKN100
TEMPO 2100/2103 23010G20KT 4000 FEW030TCU SCT035 BKN100

[Moin]

Apparently it was AP-BKD, over 30 years old. Whether age and condition was a determining factor will only be known later. Sad.

[blackhawk]

Very very sad incident indeed, May Allah forgive all the departed souls

[inducedrag]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17788698

[mac777]

INDEED SAD ACCIDENT.LANDING IN ISB PROVING DEADLY.UNLUCKY START FOR BOJHA

[Airborne]

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajioon

[Aceim]

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajioon

[ahsan22]

Very sad

[bilookhan]

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun

This is second recent crash near ISB airport due to bad weather.
Airport needs better weather radar system and pilots need better training for that area.

[VirtualPIA]

[nopy99]

Just seen the news - Very sad.

[Raza_Ali]

Another accident on approach to Islamabad Airport. Even if we forget about other airports in Pakistan which are also poorly equipped with modern aviation instruments, Islamabad is capital and certainly needs a bit better of aviation systems installed. Many other souls perished, there will be hula gula for a few days as usual and then everyone will forget.
When will the *astards in CAA wake up and install some better weather radars, and most modern landing instruments, so flights can safely land in all weather conditions. There are many other places on earth where there is heavy rain most of the day with gusting winds and lots of lightning but we have never heard of such incidents over there.
And then who is responsible for allowing aircraft operators to use 30-40 years old redundant aircrafts and play with the lives of the people. Pakistan is becoming a heaven for obsolete Boeing 737-200's, thanks to these private airlines who want to get the cheapest aircraft and operate them inside Pakistan.

[kamalla]

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajioon

[faisal-777]

Apparently the witnesses say the aircraft had already caught fire while in the air, indicating it was struck by lightning. They said its wings were on fire. So most probably an unfortunate accident, nothing wrong with aircraft or airport ILS

[Abbas Ali]

Departed from Karachi at 5:05PM.
Crashed around 6:40PM
Was expected to land at Islamabad Airport at 6:45PM

Apparently the ill-fated Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 was attempting to land on Runway 30 of Islamabad Airport.

Fuselage section.


Probably it's Boeing 737-236 Advanced (registration AP-BKC). Registration AP-BKC can be seen with list of cabin crew members who died in this accident.



Cockpit crew

Capt. Noorullah Afridi
First Officer Mushtaq or Javed Malik (conflicting information by news channels)

Cabin crew

Ghazala Malik
Princess Flavia
Sanam Fareed

Abbas