JS Air Flight 201
On 5 November 2010, JS Air Flight 201, a Beechcraft 1900 passenger aircraft on a charter service from Karachi to the Bhit Shah gas field in Sindh, Pakistan, crashed near Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, after suffering an engine malfunction at take-off. All 21 people on board were killed.
AP-BJD, the Beechcraft 1900 involved, seen in 2007 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 November 2010 |
| Summary | Crashed following engine failure at take-off and loss of control |
| Site | Near Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan 24°54′19″N 067°07′55″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Beechcraft 1900C-1 |
| Operator | JS Air |
| Call sign | JS201 |
| Registration | AP-BJD |
| Flight origin | Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Destination | Bhit Shah airfield, Jamshoro district, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Occupants | 21 |
| Passengers | 17 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 21 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The investigation by Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority concluded that the primary cause of the accident was the "inappropriate skill level" of the captain in dealing with the malfunction, and more generally the flight crew's non-adherence to the procedures prescribed by the aircraft manufacturer in such abnormal circumstances.
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