Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17
1966 helicopter accident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled domestic flight from Dacca to Faridpur in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) operated by a Sikorsky S-61 twin-engined helicopter of Pakistan International Airlines. On 2 February 1966 the helicopter operating the flight crashed near Fardipur after an oil leak developed and the main gearbox failed. Twenty passengers and all three crew were killed; one passenger survived.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 2 February 1966 |
Summary | Mechanical failure |
Site | Near Faridpur, East Pakistan |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Sikorsky S-61N |
Operator | Pakistan International Airlines |
Registration | AP-AOC |
Flight origin | Dacca, East Pakistan |
Destination | Faridpur Heliport, Faridpur, East Pakistan |
Passengers | 21 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 23 |
Injuries | 1 |
Survivors | 1 |
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