Accident to the ATR 42 registered AP-BHO operated by Pakistan International Airlines on 07/12/2016 at Havelian [Investigation led by AIB / Pakistan]
Arrêt du moteur 1, variations incontrôlées de la vitesse de l’hélice et de l’angle d’incidence des pâles, perte de contrôle, collision avec le relief
On 07 December 2016 morning, after a routine daily inspection at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIAP) Islamabad, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft ATR42-500 Reg No AP-BHO operated 05 flights (ie Islamabad to Gilgit and back, Islamabad to Chitral, Chitral to Peshawar and back). As 6th and last flight of that day, it took off from Chitral at time 10:38:50 UTC (15:38:50 PST) with 42 passengers (including 01 engineer) and 05 crew members (03 pilots and 02 cabin crew) aboard for Islamabad. It crashed after 42 minutes of flight at 11:20:38 UTC (16:20:38 PST) about 3.5 Nautical Miles (NM) SSE of Havelian, and 24 NM North of BBIAP Islamabad. All 47 souls aboard were fatally injured.
The investigation was led by AIB / Pakistan.