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Construction number 4841. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), serial number
41-20071, delivery November 29, 1941, as C-53 Skytrooper. To
Hawaii, December 27, 1941. War Assets Administration (WAA),
August 26, 1946. Registered in United States of America (USA) as NC30022 for Pacific
Airways, April 10, 1947. To Los Angeles Air Service, May 12,
1947. To Trans Ocean Air Lines for ferry flight, September 10, 1948. Registered in Pakistan as AP-ADI for
Pak Air on October 27, 1948. On December 12, 1949, AP-ADI
was performing Pak Air flight from Lahore to Karachi when it
descended early for landing at Karachi. The aircraft was
last contacted at 8:45 PM when it reported "We are coming
down to Karachi.". Then there was ominous silence. The aircraft flying
below authorized height crashed into a
hill near Jungshahi, 45 miles north-east of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Capt. Faruki or co-pilot F. Ahmad descended too early due to
navigational error. All 4 crew members
and 22 passengers died in this accident. Following this
accident, Pakistan's Ministry of
Defence on December 14, 1949, stopped Pak Air from operating flights. Registration AP-ADI removed
from Pakistan Aircraft Register on March 13, 1950. |