DCA11WA008

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 1900 · Karachi, Pakistan · November 5, 2010

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
November 5, 2010
Place
Karachi, Pakistan
Injuries
21 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
AP-BJDBeech 1900
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
FAA, Hawker Beechcraft Corp
Case key
77822

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

On November 5, 2010, a JS Air Pakistan, a Hawker Beechcraft B-1900, registration AP-BJD, crashed shortly after takeoff from Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, Pakistan. All 17 passengers and 4 crewmembers onboard were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The charter flight was destined for an oil field in Bhit Shah, Pakistan. 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 airplane. All requests for information should be directed to: Investigation Safety Board Headquarters Civil Aviation Authority Terminal 1, Jinnah International Airport Karachi 75200

Aircraft

Registration
AP-BJD
Reported as
Beech 1900 (C)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
JS Air Pakistan
Registered owner
International Aircraft Leasing Ltd
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
KHI · Karachi
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
KHI · Karachi-Jinnah International