# NTSB DCA10WA081: Airbus A321, Islamabad, Pakistan, July 28, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 28, 2010
- Place: Islamabad, Pakistan
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 157 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: International Aero Engines, FAA, Honeywell
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10WA081
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76844/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA081

## Factual narrative

On July 28, 2010, Airblue flight 202, an Airbus A321 with IAE V2500 engines, registration AP-BCB, impacted terrain in the Margilla Hills during approach to runway 12 at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (OPRN), Islamabad, Pakistan. All 150 passengers and 7 crewmembers onboard were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan (OPKC) to OPRN. The investigation is being conducted by the Pakistan Safety & Investigation Board, Civil Aviation Authority. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the engines.

## Aircraft

- Registration: AP-BCB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: International Aero Engines V2500 turbo fan; V2500 turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Airblue
- Registered owner: Sierra Leasing Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: OPKC, Karachi
- Destination: OPRN, Islamabad
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: OPRN, Benazir Bhutto International

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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