| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 17, 1988 |
| Time: | 1630 |
| Location: | Bahawalpur, Pakistan |
| Operator: | Military - Pakistan Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Bahawalpur - Islamabad |
| AC Type: | Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Registration: | 23494 |
| cn / ln: | 3708 |
| Aboard: | 30 (passengers:? crew:?) |
| Fatalities: | 30 (passengers:? crew:?) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed shortly after taking off from Bahawalpur 60 miles near the Indian border. Act of sabotage. Detonation of a low level explosive device or incapacitating gas. U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Arnold Raphel, 45, and Muhammad Zia ul-Haq 64, killed. A recent report states that the accident was caused by the failure of the elevator control system due to a mechanical failure. |
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