Pakistan searches for Boeing cargo plane missing over Arabian Sea
Summary
Pakistan is searching for a Boeing 737-400 cargo plane that went missing over the Arabian Sea with five crew members on board. The plane lost contact after reporting a navigation system problem and descended rapidly before contact was lost about 155 nautical miles west of Karachi. Rescue efforts by the Pakistani navy and other vessels are ongoing, but no wreckage or survivors have been found so far.Key Facts
- The missing plane was a Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft operated by Pakistan’s K2 Airways.
- It took off from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and was headed to Karachi, Pakistan.
- Contact with the plane was lost around 9:18 pm local time after a navigation system fault was reported.
- Flight data showed the plane dropped and climbed suddenly before entering a near-vertical descent from about 11,140 meters high.
- The last known position was about 155 nautical miles (287 kilometers) west of Karachi.
- Pakistan’s navy ship, a merchant vessel, and two navy aircraft are involved in the search.
- K2 Airways, the operator, has fully cooperated with authorities and is the only plane in their fleet.
- This could be Pakistan’s first major civilian air disaster since 2020, when a Pakistan International Airlines plane crashed in Karachi.
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