Airbus A320 AP-BLD

Summary

On 22 May 2020 at about 14:39 local time, a Airbus A320 registered AP-BLD, operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an accident near Karachi, Pakistan. 99 people were on board and 97 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 May 2020 at 14:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Karachi, Pakistan

Nearest airport

Karachi Jinnah (KHI)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A320

Registration

AP-BLD

Category

Airplane

Operator

Pakistan International Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lahore → Karachi

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA20WA108

97 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The government of Pakistan has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an AIRBUS A320 with CFM56 engines that occurred on May 22, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Pakistan's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Pakistan.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.