- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: May 20, 1965
Time: 2348
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Operator: Pakistan International Airlines
Flight #: 705
Route: Karachi - Dhahran - Cairo - Geneva - London
AC Type: Boeing B-720-040B
Registration: AP-AMH
cn / ln: 18379
Aboard: 127   (passengers:114  crew:13)
Fatalities: 121   (passengers:108  crew:13)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed during its approach.The plane descended during the approach at triple the normal rate until the aircraft struck the ground. The aircraft exceeded the recommended descent rate during the final stages of landing for reasons unknown.
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