Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Jul 10, 2006 (45 killed), Mu...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on July 10, 2006 near Multan, Punjab, Pakistan with 45 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the right engine turbine, traced to...
- Date: July 10, 2006
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
- Fatalities: 45
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the right engine turbine, traced to improper assembly during overhaul, followed by handling of the emergency by the crew that the investigation considered inadequate; weak quality control in the airline's engineering was also cited.
A PIA Fokker F27 on scheduled flight PK688 from Multan to Lahore flew at very low altitude and drifted into a bank shortly after takeoff. It crashed about 2 km northeast of the runway and burned. All 45 people on board died.