ATR42-500 crash, Dec 7, 2016 (47 killed), Havelian
ATR42-500 accident on December 7, 2016 near Havelian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan with 47 fatalities. Cause: AIB Pakistan final report (AAIB 386,...
- Date: December 7, 2016
- Aircraft: ATR42-500
- Location: Havelian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Fatalities: 47
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: AIB Pakistan final report (AAIB 386, November 2020): Fracture of a PT1 blade in engine 1, a fractured pin and contamination in the overspeed governor and propeller valve module, and a blade that had exceeded its soft life, combined to cause an uncontrolled propeller and aircraft upset.
A PIA ATR 42 500 flying from Chitral to Islamabad had a propeller control and power anomaly in engine 1 about 40 minutes into the flight. The engine lost power, the propeller speed varied, and the aircraft stalled, rolled and descended out of control before crashing near Havelian. All 47 people on board were killed.