# NTSB DCA12RA065: Boeing 737, Islamabad, Pakistan, April 20, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 20, 2012, 13:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place: Islamabad, Pakistan
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 127 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: PSIB, P&W, Boeing, FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12RA065
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83486/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12RA065

## Factual narrative

On April 20, 2012, at about 1840 local time, Bhoja Air flight BH0213, a Boeing 737-236, registration AP-BKC, crashed about 3.7 miles short of runway 30 during an approach to landing at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan. The flight originated from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan. All 127 people on board were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. Heavy rain and thunderstorms were reported at the time of the accident. The Government of Pakistan is investigating the accident and has appointed an Investigator-in-Charge (IIC) along with investigators from the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Pakistan Air Force. As the state of design and manufacture of the airplane and engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the Pakistan Government in their investigation under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. All inquiries should be directed to: Headquarters, Civil Aviation Authority Terminal-1, JIAP Karachi-75200 Pakistan E-mail: psib@caapakistan.com.pk

## Aircraft

- Registration: AP-BKC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (200)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 23167
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Bhoja Air
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: ISB, Islamabad Benazir Bhutto Int'l, runway 30

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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