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Boeing 737 Plane That Disappeared Off the Coast of Pakistan Found
Business Insider • • world
Key Points:
- Pakistani authorities located the missing K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane after 12 hours of searching, recovering it 53 nautical miles south of Ormara on the Arabian Sea coast.
- The plane disappeared from radar about 80 minutes into its flight from Sharjah, UAE, to Karachi, Pakistan, with pilots reporting a "navigational system issue" three minutes before the crash.
- Flight data indicated an unusual descent pattern, including a sudden plunge at 22,400 feet per minute, far exceeding typical airliner descent rates.
- K2 Airways confirmed cooperation with government agencies and identified the five crew members onboard; the aircraft was the only plane in K2's fleet and had been in service for over 27 years.
- Pakistan has experienced several major aviation accidents in recent decades, including fatal crashes in 2010, 2019, and 2020, highlighting ongoing aviation safety challenges in the country.
