AP-ALO - All Pakistan Aircraft Registration Marks

Registration:

AP-ALO

Certificate of Registration Number:

267

Registration Date:

February 1961

Operator/Owner:

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)

Aircraft Type:

Fokker F27 Friendship Mark 200

Construction Number:

10165

Line Number:

Year Built:

1961

SelCal Code:

First Flight:

January 10, 1961

Test Flight Registration:

PH-FCD

Delivery Date:

February 6, 1961

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Previous Registration:

Previous Operator:

Fate:

Damaged beyond repair on June 25, 1964

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Additional Remarks:

Construction number 10165. Built in 1961. Registered in the Netherlands as PH-FCD, N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek (KNV) Fokker, January 10, 1961. First flight on January 10, 1961. Registered in Pakistan as AP-ALO for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Delivered to PIA on February 6, 1961. Registration PH-FCD cancelled on February 10, 1961. On June 25, 1964, AP-ALO was operating PIA flight to Dacca, East Pakistan, with 4 crew members and 22 passengers onboard. The Fokker F27 was approaching Dacca when a line squall passed over the airport. After crossing the runway threshold, the plane encountered severe gusts and limited visibility. The aircraft stalled and landed very heavily, causing both wings to break off.. Aircraft damaged beyond repair. Registration AP-ALO removed from Pakistan Aircraft Register on May 27, 1965.

Photo:

Fokker F27 Friendship Mk 200

Fokker F27 Friendship Mark 200 (registration AP-ALO)