- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | November 26, 1948 |
Time: | 1115 |
Location: | Vehari, Pakistan |
Operator: | Pakistan Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Karachi - Lohore |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | AP-ACE |
cn / ln: | 12775 |
Aboard: | 21 (passengers:16 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 21 (passengers:16 crew:5) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed shortly after taking off and climbing to 7,000 feet. The aircraft was seen trailing smoke before crashing in flames. The omission of a sealing washer on the carburetor fuel filter of the port engine resulting in fuel leaking on to the ignition systems, culminating in a severe oil fire which finally involved the main port fuel tanks. |
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