Airblue Flight 202
Airblue Flight 202 was a scheduled Pakistani domestic passenger flight from Karachi to the nation's capital of Islamabad. 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. It is the deadliest air accident to occur in Pakistan to date and the first fatal crash involving an Airbus A321.
The aircraft involved, a month before the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| 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.