Beechcraft 1900C crash, Nov 5, 2010 (21 killed), Karachi-...
Beechcraft 1900C accident on November 5, 2010 near Karachi-Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Quaid-e-Azam, Sindh, Pakistan with 21 fatalities. Cause: Engine No. 2...
- Date: November 5, 2010
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900C
- Location: Karachi-Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Quaid-e-Azam, Sindh, Pakistan
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine No. 2 abnormal operation after takeoff, handled by the crew in a way that did not follow the flight manual, including the failure to raise the gear and early remedial actions below safe altitude. Contributing factors were the captain's limited handling skill, weak CRM and simulator training oversight.
A JS Air Beechcraft 1900C on a charter flight to Bhit Shah lost its No. 2 engine's propeller control shortly after takeoff from Karachi and turned back to land. The aircraft could not sustain flight during the join for runway 25R and crashed about 1 nm from the runway. All 21 people on board were killed in the impact and post-impact fire.