Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Aug 6, 1970 (30 killed), Raw...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on August 6, 1970 near Rawalpindi Punjab, India with 30 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in a thunderstorm area with...
- Date: August 6, 1970
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Rawalpindi Punjab, India
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control in a thunderstorm area with heavy turbulence, rain and strong winds
A PIA Fokker F27 climbing out of Rawalpindi on a scheduled service to Lahore flew into a thunderstorm shortly after takeoff. It lost control, nosed down and broke up on impact in an open field, killing all 30 people on board.