Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Aug 25, 1989 (54 killed), Bunji
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on August 25, 1989 near Bunji, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan with 54 fatalities. Cause: The crew failed to follow the...
- Date: August 25, 1989
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Bunji, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
- Fatalities: 54
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew failed to follow the correct route after departure and the aircraft flew too low; the reason was not determined.
PIA Flight 404, a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 registered AP-BBF flying from Gilgit to Islamabad with 54 people aboard, disappeared in poor weather about nine minutes after takeoff from Gilgit near Bunji. All 54 people were killed and the aircraft is presumed to have crashed.