- | 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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