2019 Pakistan Army military plane crash
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- Mora Kalu, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
 A Beechcraft Super King Air similar to the crashed aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 July 2019 |
| Summary | Impacted residential structures, cause remains unknown at this time |
| Site |
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| Total fatalities | 18 |
| Total injuries | Unknown |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Beechcraft King Air 350i |
| Operator | Pakistan Army |
| Registration | FL-766 |
| Flight origin | PAF Base Nur Khan, Pakistan |
| Destination | Unknown |
| Occupants | 5 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 13 |
| Ground injuries | Unknown |
On 30 July 2019, a Beechcraft King Air of the Pakistan Army crashed near Bahria Town, Rawalpindi. All five crew members, as well as 13 civilians, were killed when the plane crashed into a residential area.[1]
The accident aircraft was a Beechcraft King Air 350i registered in 2011 as FL-766 and operated by the Pakistan Army.[2]
Accident
The accident occurred at 02:00 local time (07:00 GMT)[3] when a small Beechcraft King Air military plane operating a training flight for the Pakistan Army crashed into houses in the city of Rawalpindi, killing 18 people, many of whom were on the ground.[4]
However, according to a local rescue member who said that 19 bodies including those of the five crew members and the bodies of 14 civilians who were sent to a local hospital. Among the victims there is also a family of 8 people, including 4 children.[5]