PIA Flight 705
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Pakistan International Airlines
Flight 705 was a Boeing
720–040B
that crashed
while descending to land on Runway 34 at Cairo International Airport
on May 20, 1965 resulting in 119 fatalities.
at 21:22 GMT for Cairo. The flight was uneventful and at 23:40 GMT it was cleared for a left-hand approach circuit for Runway 34. At 23:45 the crew reported turning on finals. The Boeing 720 kept descending and nothing more was heard from the flight until the aircraft struck the ground short of the runway, in a slight left-bank attitude with its undercarriage up and flaps set at 20 degrees.This was an inaugural flight and most of the passengers were journalists and owners of travel agencies. The best crew members were chosen for this flight.
The aircraft crashed during approach. The plane descended during the approach at triple the normal rate. The aircraft exceeded the recommended descent rate during the final stages of landing. Landing Gear was down and locked, however flaps and slats had not been deployed, and wing was in level flight/cruise configuration.
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline has its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. and operates scheduled services to 24 domestic destinations and 38 international destinations in 27...
Flight 705 was a Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
720–040B
Boeing 720
The Boeing 720 is a four-engine narrow-body short- to medium-range passenger jet airliner. Developed by Boeing in the late 1950s from the Boeing 707, the 720 has a shorter fuselage and less range...
that crashed
Aviation accidents and incidents
An aviation accident is defined in the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, in which a...
while descending to land on Runway 34 at Cairo International Airport
Cairo International Airport
Cairo International Airport is the busiest airport in Egypt and the primary hub for Star Alliance member EgyptAir. The airport is located to the north-east of the city around from the business area of the city.The airport is administered by the Egyptian Holding Co...
on May 20, 1965 resulting in 119 fatalities.
Details
Flight 705 departed Dhahran International AirportDhahran International Airport
Dhahran International Airport in Dhahran formerly served the Ash Sharqiyah Province in Saudi Arabia. In 1999, after the opening of King Fahd International Airport, all scheduled flights were shifted out of Dhahran and the airport now serves as the King Abdulaziz Air Base of the Royal Saudi Air...
at 21:22 GMT for Cairo. The flight was uneventful and at 23:40 GMT it was cleared for a left-hand approach circuit for Runway 34. At 23:45 the crew reported turning on finals. The Boeing 720 kept descending and nothing more was heard from the flight until the aircraft struck the ground short of the runway, in a slight left-bank attitude with its undercarriage up and flaps set at 20 degrees.This was an inaugural flight and most of the passengers were journalists and owners of travel agencies. The best crew members were chosen for this flight.
Probable cause
"The aircraft did not maintain the adequate height for the circuit and continued to descend until it contacted the ground. The reason for that abnormal continuation of descent is unknown."The aircraft crashed during approach. The plane descended during the approach at triple the normal rate. The aircraft exceeded the recommended descent rate during the final stages of landing. Landing Gear was down and locked, however flaps and slats had not been deployed, and wing was in level flight/cruise configuration.
Survivors
- Mr. Jalal Al-Karimi (DhahranDhahranDhahran is a city located in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, and is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. Large oil reserves were first identified in the Dhahran area in 1931, and in 1935 Standard Oil of California drilled the first commercially viable oil well...
Station Manager – Pakistan International AirlinesPakistan International AirlinesPakistan International Airlines Corporation commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline has its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. and operates scheduled services to 24 domestic destinations and 38 international destinations in 27...
) - Mr. M Salahuddin Siddiqi (Press Officer – PIA)
- Mr. Amanullah Khandwalla (Aerotravels)
- Mr. Shaukat Mecklai (Universal Express)
- Mr. Arif Raza (son of the owner of Hostelleirie de France)
- Mr. Zahoor (Globe)
PIA personnel
- Captain Ali Akhtar Khan (Flight Commander)
- Captain Afzal Johari (Co-pilot)
- Khalid Zia Lodhi (Chief Navigation Officer)
- Chief Flt Eng Yasin
- Flt Eng Shafiq
- Check Air Hostess Punthaky
- Sr Flt Purser Jilani
- Sr Flt Purser Masood
- A/H Momi Gul Durrani
- A/H Mahmooda
- A/H Nasima
- FP Mahfoozul Bhuiyan
- FS Alavi
- Jimmy Mirza (Commercial & Marketing Director – PIA)
Passengers
- Mr. Abu Saleh Islahi
- Mr. Abdul Aziz
- Mr. Abdul
- Mr. Abdul Hamid
- Mr. Abdul Hannan
- Mr. Abdul Karim
- Mr. Abdul Kashim
- Mr. Abdul Qadir
- Mr. Abdul Rozak
- Master Abdul Sattar (Child)
- Mst. Fatima Bibi (Child)
- Mrs. Hawjaib Hyder
- Miss Hawjaib Yasmin (Infant)
- Mr. Abdul Sohid
- Mr. Abdus Samad
- Mr. Abdul Waris
- Mr. Abdul Miah
- Mr. A I Sheikh
- Mr. Akhtar Javed Alavi
- Mr. Ali Wasir
- Mr. A S Niazi
- Mr. Aziz Malik
- Mr. Bashir Ahmed Lakhani
- Mrs. Banoo Shaukat Mecklai
- Ms. Cindy Salandha
- Mr. Dennis E Lobo
- Mr. Donald Love
- Mr. Dost Mohammad
- Miss Elizabeth Clare Howard
- Mr. Lewis Page Howard
- Mrs. Marian Teeters Howard
- Ms. Dr. Eva Vodikova
- Mr. Feroz Khan
- Mrs. F Chowdhury
- Mr. Golam Jilani Joarder
- Mrs. Gulzar Begum
- Mr. Gerry Rosario
- Wing Commander M Hamim Khan
- Mr. Hafiz Mohammad
- Mr. Hussain El Mani
- Mr. Hussein Aly Chehata
- Mrs. Hussein Aly Chehata
- Miss Hutoki Panthakey
- Mr. I A Butt
- Mr. Intaj Ali
- Mr. Irfan Ali
- Mr. Ishaq Ibrahim El-Massoui
- Mrs. Jana Hai
- Mr. Jaston Layyoub
- Mr. Kalay Mia
- Mr. Karl
- Mr. L A Tahir
- Mr. Madjid Al-Makky
- Mr. M A Rashid
- Miss Mahmooda Naimatullah Baig
- Mr. Malik Abdul Hussain
- Dr. Malick Asdar Ali
- Mr. Mansoor Laljee
- Mr. Mohammed Afzal Johri
- Mr. Mohamed El-Hasan
- Mr. Mohammad Masood Khan
- Mr. Mohammad Bajjawal
- Mr. Mohammad
- Mr. Mohammad Siddique
- Mr. Mohammad Shafiq
- Mrs. Danna Danha
- Mr. Mumtaz Mian
- Mr. G H Terry
- Mr. M E Terry
- Mr. M Ismail
- Mr. Zulfiqar Khan
- Mr. Monuhur Mia
- Mr. Mostafauddin
- Mr. M Yasefa
- Miss Naseema Sarwar
- Mr. Osman Ahmed Khalfalla
- Miss Razia Bibi
- Mr. Rolf Evensen
- Mr. S A Tasdiq
- Mr. S B Agha
- Mrs. Shamima Amin
- Mr. Sirajuddin
- Mr. S M Laekawall
- Mr. Shofiullah
- Mrs. Syeda Saleema Begum
- Mr. Syed Shams Yousseff
- Mr. Toyeb Ali
- Mr. Victor
- Mr. Chang Hsuesh-Li
- Mr. Li Yu-Feng
- Mr. Hsu Fu-Ken
- Mr. Huang Kang
- Mr. Wu Fu-Peng
- Mr. Yang Zong-Hai
- Mr. Yu May-Hang
Journalists
The twenty two journalists on board who were killed in the disaster included:- Major General(R) Mian HayauddinMian HayauddinMajor General Mian Hayaud Din HJ, MBE, MC was an army officer of the Pakistan Army. He was the eminent soldier and a government official in the early years of Pakistan's existence.-Family history:...
,ancesrtal village Surekh Dheri,Mardan(Chairman – National Press Trust) - Mr. A K Qureishi (Administrator – Associated Press of PakistanAssociated Press of PakistanAssociated Press of Pakistan is a government-operated national news agency of Pakistan. It is not associated with the Associated Press agency .-Lack of financial resources:...
) - Mr. Fariduddin Ahmad (Pakistan ObserverPakistan ObserverThe Pakistan Observer is an English-language daily newspaper published in Islamabad, Pakistan.-Circulation and publication:Although not in the league of Dawn or The News International – Pakistan's two other widely read English-language newspapers – it is popular among its...
) - Mr. Akhtaruzzaman (Paigham)
- Mr. Aleemullah (Leader)
- Mr. Irfan Chughtai (Chief Reporter Nawa-i-WaqtNawa-i-WaqtNawa-i-Waqt is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan. Nawa-i-Waqt started its publishing on March 23, 1940 under the leadership of Hameed Nizami. The tradition is continued by his brother Majid Nizami. Nawa-i-Waqt is one of the largest circulating newspapers in the country...
) - Mr. T D D’sylva (Pakistan TimesPakistan TimesPakistan Times is an independent online daily newspaper. It is published from Islamabad.-External links:**...
) - Mr. Sibte Farooq Faridi (Morning News)
- Mr. S M Hannan (Morning News)
- Mr. Hamid Hashmi (Daily ImrozeDaily ImrozeDaily Imroze is an Urdu language newspaper in Pakistan.The editor-in-chief of Imroze was Iftekhar-ud-Din. It was the first newspaper to introduce photo journalism in Pakistan. It improved the standard and quality of the newspapers in Pakistan with its style, content and layout.Daily Imroze was...
) - Mr. Muzammil Huq (Sainik Pakistan)
- Mr. Abul Saleh Islahi (EditorEditingEditing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
Daily MashriqDaily MashriqMashriq is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan published from Peshawar, provincial headquarter of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa....
) - Mr. M B Khalid (Business RecorderBusiness RecorderBusiness Recorder is the biggest financial daily in Pakistan and the first such publication to be published in the Muslim world. The publication is owned by the Business Recorder Group which is one of South Asia's preeminent media conglomerates with interests in Television, Web, Finance and...
) - Mr. Yaqub Khan (Aero News)
- Mr. Nasir Mahmood (Daily JangDaily JangThe Daily Jang is an Urdu newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous publication since its foundation in 1939. Its current Group Chief Executive & Editor-in-Chief is Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman....
) - Mr. Jaffar Mansoor (Hurriyat)
- Mr. S M Mobin (Unity)
- Mr. Shah Mumtaz (PPA)
- Mr. Ahmadur Rehman (Ittefaq)
- Mr. Saghiruddin (DawnDawn (newspaper)Dawn is Pakistan's oldest and most widely read English-language newspaper. One of the country's two largest English-language dailies, it is the flagship of the Dawn Group of Newspapers, published by Pakistan Herald Publications, which also owns the Herald, a magazine, the evening paper The Star and...
) - Mr. Yasin Tareen (Business Post)
- Mr. Mumtaz Tariq (Flyer)
Airframe technical data
- Type: Boeing 720 – 040 B
- Operator: Pakistan International AirlinesPakistan International AirlinesPakistan International Airlines Corporation commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline has its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. and operates scheduled services to 24 domestic destinations and 38 international destinations in 27...
– PIA - Registration: AP – AMH
- C/n / msn: 18379/321
- Manufactured: 1962
- Engines: 4 x Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3BPratt & Whitney JT3D|-See also:-External links:*...
- First flight: 1962
- Delivery date: October 19, 1962
Statistics
- 4th loss of a Boeing 720
- The worst accident involving a Boeing 720 (at the time)
- The worst accident involving a Boeing 720 (currently)
- The worst accident in Egypt (at the time)
- 2nd worst accident in Egypt (currently)
See also
- Lists of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners
- Air safetyAir safetyAir safety is a term encompassing the theory, investigation and categorization of flight failures, and the prevention of such failures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of air travel.-United...