BASIP - 386 (SIB)

Accident - PIA Flight PK 661, ATR 42-500 aircraft, Reg. No. AP-BHO near Havelian on 07-12-2016

  • Type: accident
  • Status: FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT
  • Operator: PIA
  • Flight no.: PK 661
  • Registration number: AP-BHO
  • Type of aircraft: 42-500
  • Date of occurrence: 07-12-2016
  • Date of uploading: 20-05-2026
  • Location: Havelian, Abbotabad

On 07 December 2016 morning, after a routine daily inspection at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIAP) Islamabad, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft ATR42-500 Reg No AP-BHO operated 05 flights (ie Islamabad to Gilgit and back, Islamabad to Chitral, Chitral to Peshawar and back). As 6th and last flight of that day, it took off from Chitral at time 10:38:50 UTC (15:38:50 PST) with 42 passengers (including 01 engineer) and 05 crew members (03 pilots and 02 cabin crew) aboard for Islamabad. It crashed after 42 minutes of flight at 11:20:38 UTC (16:20:38 PST) about 3.5 Nautical Miles (NM) SSE of Havelian, and 24 NM North of BBIAP Islamabad. All 47 souls aboard were fatally injured.