PK661 These Are the Reasons Behind the Crash

Pakistan International Airline's flight PK661 working from Chitral to Islamabad on an ATR 42-500 with 42 travelers and 5 team individuals slammed yesterday close Havelian, around 80KM north of Benazir Bhutto International Airport.

Nobody survived the crash.

While it is too soon to list down the correct purposes for the crash, we will attempt to break down accessible data and attempt to think of conceivable explanations behind the crash of flight PK661.

What We Know About PK661 Aircraft?

ATR 42-500 is a standout amongst the latest forms of ATR flying machine. Its first conveyance was made in 1995 while the flight being referred to, PK661 with Registration AP-BHO, was conveyed to PIA in May 2007.

ATR 42-500 accompanies six-bladed propellers fueled by PW127E motors evaluated at 2,400 shp (1,800 kW) for enhanced hot and superior and expanded journey speed.

ATR 42-500 motors are confirmed to be protected, solid and strong entertainer in an assortment of conditions.

It had flown 18,740 hours before it slammed yesterday.

Crashed aircraft details are as following:

Aircraft Type: ATR 42-500
Manufacturer: ATR
Registration: AP-BHO
Certificate of Registration Number: 751
Registration Date: May 18, 2007
Operator/Owner: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
Construction Number: 663
Year Built: 2007
First Flight: May 3, 2007
Test Flight Registration: F-WWLU
Delivery Date: May 14, 2007
Aircraft Name: Hasanabdal

Weather Conditions

Weather conditions at the time of crash in the area were quite normal.

Below are weather values for Havelian at the time of the crash:

Time of incident: 4:10PM
Temperature: 23.0 °C
Dew Point: 10.0 °C
Humidity: 44%
Air Pressure: 1016 hPa
Visibility: 16KM
Wind Direction: SE
Wind speed: 7.4 km/h
Conditions: Haze

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