AP-AWZ - All Pakistan Aircraft Registration Marks

Registration:

AP-AWZ

Certificate of Registration Number:

448

Registration Date:

September 1972

Operator/Owner:

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)

Aircraft Type:

Boeing 707-340C

Construction Number:

20275

Line Number:

844

Year Built:

1970

SelCal Code:

First Flight:

July 30, 1970

Test Flight Registration:

Delivery Date:

Aircraft Name:

Previous Registration:

G-AZPW

Previous Operator:

British Caledonian

Fate:

Crashed on November 26, 1979

Next Registration:

Next Operator:

Additional Remarks:

Construction number 20275. Registered in Pakistan as AP-AWB for PIA. Delivered on August 10, 1970. Registration AP-AWB removed from Pakistan Aircraft Register on March 18, 1972. Registered in United Kingdom (UK) as G-AZPW, March 20, 1972. Leased out to British Caledonian Airways Limited (BCal), March 25, 1972. Returned to PIA, September 30, 1972. To Pakistan and registration G-AZPW cancelled, October 1, 1972. Registered as AP-AWZ for PIA. AP-AWZ crashed near Taif, Saudi Arabia, on November 26, 1979. All 11 crew members and 145 passengers died in this accident. AP-AWZ was operating flight PK-740, the aircraft departed Jeddah at 01.29h for a flight to Karachi. The aircraft was climbing to FL370 when, at 01.47h, a stewardess reported a fire near the aft cabin passenger door. The crew started a descent from FL300 and were cleared to descend to 4000ft. Following a mayday call at 02.03h nothing more was heard from the flight. The aircraft crashed in a level rocky area at an elevation of 3000ft and burst into flames. Registration AP-AWZ removed from Pakistan Aircraft Register on March 13, 1980.

Photo:

Boeing 707-340C

Boeing 707-340C (Abbas Ali Collection)

Boeing 707-340C (registration AP-AWZ)