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Pakistan Air Force Fokker F-27 plane crash

Kohat, Pakistan
Pakistan Air Force Fokker F-27 plane crash - Kohat, Pakistan

Key facts

Airline
Pakistan Air Force
Aircraft
Fokker F-27
Location
Kohat, Pakistan
Date
20th February, 2003
People on board
17
Fatalities
17

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Accident account

The aircraft departed Islamabad for a military flight to Kohat Air Base. Pakistani air force chief was to conduct an annual inspection of the air base. The aircraft crashed into the side of a 3,000-foot mountain, covered in fog. All 17 passengers and crewmembers were killed.

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