Cessna 402 crash, Feb 24, 2003 (8 killed), Karachi-Muhamm...
Cessna 402 accident on February 24, 2003 near Karachi-Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Quaid-e-Azam, Sindh, Pakistan with 8 fatalities. Cause: Structural failure...
- Date: February 24, 2003
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Karachi-Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Quaid-e-Azam, Sindh, Pakistan
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Structural failure from overload. The aircraft was about 883 lb over maximum gross weight and the tail and stabilizers separated during the climb.
A Cessna 402B air ambulance chartered by the Afghan government climbed out of Karachi and then entered an uncontrolled descent, disappearing from radar before crashing into the Arabian Sea. The tail and stabilizers were found separately from the main wreckage. All eight occupants died, including Afghanistan's Minister of Industry and four cabinet members.