Airblue Flight 202
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Airblue Flight 202 was a scheduled Pakistani domestic passenger flight from Karachi to the nation's capital of Islamabad.[1] On 28 July 2010, the Airbus A321-231 jet airliner serving the flight crashed into Margalla Hills, north of Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International Airport, killing all 146 passengers and six crew on board.[2][3][4] It is the deadliest air accident to occur in Pakistan to date and the first fatal crash involving an Airbus A321.[5][6][7][8]
Accident | |
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Date | 28 July 2010 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | Margalla Hills, Islamabad, Pakistan 33°44′23″N 73°3′29″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Airbus A321-231 |
Operator | Airblue |
IATA flight No. | ED202 |
ICAO flight No. | ABQ202 |
Call sign | AIRBLUE 202 |
Registration | AP-BJB |
Flight origin | Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan |
Destination | Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Occupants | 152 |
Passengers | 146 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 152 |
Survivors | 0 |
Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority stated that the crash was caused by the captain's incorrect flight-control input. The captain's arrogant demeanour during the entire flight caused the first officer to lose his self-esteem, making him less likely to speak up on the captain's mistakes and effectively ceased any meaningful crew resource management due to the toxic work environment.[9]