2010 Karachi Beechcraft 1900 crash
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The 2010 Karachi Beechcraft 1900 crash occurred on 5 November 2010, when a Jahangir Siddiqui Air Beechcraft 1900
crashed near Karachi
, Pakistan
, killing all 21 aboard. The pilot had reported trouble with the engine of the aircraft shortly before the accident. The casualties were burned beyond recognition, making it "impossible to tell if the people were men or women".
The aircraft involved was an Beechcraft 1900
and was a privately chartered plane carrying people to a nearby facility managed by Eni
, an Italian oil and gas company. Pakistan Television reported the possibility of foreigners being on board, with America's embassy checking for any of theirs.
The crash prompted Eni Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni to head to Pakistan with the head of Eni's exploration and production division, Claudio Descalzi.
dawn
reported that the crash was "a reminder of the need to constantly review and enforce air safety protocols in Pakistan", though noted that while the country "has generally had a good air safety record" that this crash happened "while memories of the catastrophic Air Blue crash
— the worst aviation disaster in the country's history — are still fresh". The Express Tribune
also said the crash evoked memories of the previous crash, noting that the coverage was "reminiscent of that of the Airblue crash" because "soon after the crash, images of the site splashed onto TV screens, with bulletin after bulletin giving detailed coverage, implicit with the promise that this tragedy will be investigated and justice will be done".
An inquiry has been ordered into the crash.
Beechcraft 1900
The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner...
crashed near Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, killing all 21 aboard. The pilot had reported trouble with the engine of the aircraft shortly before the accident. The casualties were burned beyond recognition, making it "impossible to tell if the people were men or women".
The aircraft involved was an Beechcraft 1900
Beechcraft 1900
The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner...
and was a privately chartered plane carrying people to a nearby facility managed by Eni
Eni
Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...
, an Italian oil and gas company. Pakistan Television reported the possibility of foreigners being on board, with America's embassy checking for any of theirs.
The crash prompted Eni Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni to head to Pakistan with the head of Eni's exploration and production division, Claudio Descalzi.
dawn
Dawn (newspaper)
Dawn is Pakistan's oldest and most widely read English-language newspaper. One of the country's two largest English-language dailies, it is the flagship of the Dawn Group of Newspapers, published by Pakistan Herald Publications, which also owns the Herald, a magazine, the evening paper The Star and...
reported that the crash was "a reminder of the need to constantly review and enforce air safety protocols in Pakistan", though noted that while the country "has generally had a good air safety record" that this crash happened "while memories of the catastrophic Air Blue crash
Airblue Flight 202
Airblue Flight 202 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight which crashed on 28 July 2010 near Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, killing all 146 passengers and six crew on board. It is the deadliest air accident to occur in Pakistan to date...
— the worst aviation disaster in the country's history — are still fresh". The Express Tribune
The Express Tribune
The Express Tribune is the first internationally affiliated newspaper in Pakistan, in partnership with The International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times....
also said the crash evoked memories of the previous crash, noting that the coverage was "reminiscent of that of the Airblue crash" because "soon after the crash, images of the site splashed onto TV screens, with bulletin after bulletin giving detailed coverage, implicit with the promise that this tragedy will be investigated and justice will be done".
An inquiry has been ordered into the crash.
Nationalities of passengers
17 ENI passengers, 2 pilots, 1 technician and 1 security guard| Nationality | Fatalities | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | Crew | ||
 Italy |
1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pakistan |
16 | 4 | 20 |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 21 |