Accident to the Airbus A320 registered AP-BLD and operated by PIA on 22/05/2020 at Karachi [Investigation led by AIB / Pakistan]

Vol de transport commercial AD Lahore - AD Karachi (Pakistan).

L’avion entre en collision avec des immeubles dans un quartier résidentiel proche de l’aéroport de Karachi.

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Commercial air transport flight from Lahore AD to Karachi AD (Pakistan).

The aeroplane collided with buildings in a residential neighbourhood close to Karachi airport.

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General information
Local date	22/05/2020
Responsible entity	Pakistan - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Pakistan
Location	AD Karachi
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	98
Number of serious injuries	5
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2020-0170

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Pakistan - Pakistan International Airlines Corporation
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	AP-BLD
State of registry	Pakistan
Last departure point	Pakistan - OPLA (LHE): Lahore (Civil/Paf)
Planned destination	Pakistan - OPKC (KHI): Karachi/Quaid-E-Azam Intl
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	2274
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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