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Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 (PK705) was a Boeing 720 airliner that crashed while descending to land at Cairo International Airport on 20 May 1965. Of the 121 passengers and crew on board, all but 6 were killed.[2]

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705
A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 720 similar to the one involved in the accident
Accident
Date20 May 1965
SummaryControlled flight into terrain during approach; excessive descent - cause undetermined[1]
SiteCairo International Airport, Egypt
30°07′19″N 31°24′20″E
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 720B
OperatorPakistan International Airlines
RegistrationAP-AMH
Flight originKarachi Airport, Pakistan
2nd stopoverDhahran International Airport, Saudi Arabia
3rd stopoverCairo International Airport, Egypt
Last stopoverGeneva Airport, Switzerland
DestinationLondon Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom
Passengers114
Crew13
Fatalities121
Injuries6
Survivors6

Accident


Wreaths laid at a memorial to the crash on 20 May 2013 by representatives from the Embassy of Pakistan to Egypt and local Pakistani community members
Wreaths laid at a memorial to the crash on 20 May 2013 by representatives from the Embassy of Pakistan to Egypt and local Pakistani community members

Flight 705 on 20 May 1965 was an inaugural flight between Karachi, Pakistan and London, United Kingdom and was carrying distinguished guests and journalists among the 114 passengers.[3] The aircraft was scheduled to stop at Dhahran in Saudi Arabia, Cairo and then Geneva before completing its journey to London.[3] As the aircraft was on final approach to Cairo International Airport, the pilot reported problems with the flaps; shortly thereafter, the aircraft crashed southeast of the airport and broke up as it exploded into flames.[3] Six of the passengers were thrown clear of the wreckage, but everyone else on board was killed.[3] Among the dead was the Chinese aircraft designer Huang Zhiqian, who was chief designer of the fighter jet Shenyang J-8.[4][5]


Aircraft


The aircraft was a Boeing 720-040B[note 1] with the registration AP-AMH and manufacturer's serial number 18379; it was first flown on 19 October 1962 and delivered to Pakistan International Airlines on 7 November 1962.[6] At the time of the accident the aircraft had flown 8378 hours.[6]


Investigation


On 26 May, local police reported that a transistor radio had been found in the wreckage of the aircraft with jewellery valued at $120,000 hidden in it.[7]

The probable cause of the crash was that "the aircraft did not maintain the adequate height for the circuit and continued to descend until it contacted the ground. The reason for that abnormal continuation of descent is unknown."[8]


See also



Notes


  1. The aircraft was a Boeing 720B model; at the time this aircraft was built, Boeing assigned a unique code for each company that bought one of its aircraft, which was applied as an infix to the model number at the time the aircraft was built, hence "720-040B".

References


  1. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 720-040B AP-AMH Cairo International Airport (CAI)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
  3. "121 Killed in Desert Air Disaster – Pakistan Plane Crashed on new London Route". News. The Times. No. 56327. London. 20 May 1965. p. 14.
  4. Tao, Wu (9 April 2012). "大话航空强国梦（十五）：各领风骚数百年" [Talking about the dream of becoming a powerful country in aviation (15): Each has been leading the way for hundreds of years]. Carnoc (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. 中国近代航空工业史 (1909–1949) [History of Modern Chinese Aviation Industry (1909–1949)] (in Chinese). China Aviation Industry Press. 2013. pp. 328–330. ISBN 978-7-5165-0261-7.
  6. Pither 1998, p. 213
  7. "£43,000 Jewels in Airliner Wreck". News. The Times. No. 56332. London. 27 May 1965. p. 11.
  8. ICAO Circular 88-AN/74 (113–117)



На других языках

[de] Pakistan-International-Airlines-Flug 705

Pakistan-International-Airlines-Flug 705 (Flugnummer: PK705) war ein Flug der Fluggesellschaft Pakistan International Airlines, bei dem am 20. Mai 1965 eine Boeing 720B kurz vor der Zwischenlandung in Kairo verunglückte. Bei dem gesteuerten Flug ins Gelände kamen 121 von 127 Menschen an Bord ums Leben. Es handelt sich um den schwersten Zwischenfall des Baumusters Boeing 720.
- [en] Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705

[it] Volo Pakistan International Airlines 705

Il volo Pakistan International 705 era un volo di linea della Pakistan International Airlines tra l'aeroporto di Jinnah e l'aeroporto di Heathrow con scali intermedi a Dhahran e Il Cairo.

[ru] Катастрофа Boeing 720 под Каиром

Катастрофа Boeing 720 под Каиром — крупная авиационная катастрофа, произошедшая в четверг 20 мая 1965 года. Авиалайнер Boeing 720-040B авиакомпании Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), выполнявший рейс PK 705 по маршруту Карачи—Дахран—Каир—Женева—Лондон, рухнул на землю около аэропорта Каира. Из находившихся на его борту 127 человек (114 пассажиров и 13 членов экипажа) выжили 6.


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