AP-AMH - All Pakistan Aircraft Registration Marks

Registration:

AP-AMH

Certificate of Registration Number:

286

Registration Date:

November 1962

Operator/Owner:

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)

Aircraft Type:

Boeing 720-040B

Construction Number:

18379

Line Number:

321

Year Built:

1962

SelCal Code:

First Flight:

October 19, 1962

Test Flight Registration:

Delivery Date:

October 19, 1962

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Previous Registration:

Previous Operator:

Fate:

Crashed on May 20, 1965

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Additional Remarks:

Construction number 18379. Line number 321. Built in 1962. Aircraft registered in Pakistan as AP-AMH for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Delivered to PIA on October 19, 1962. On May 20, 1965, AP-AMH was performing PIA flight PK705 from Karachi to London via Dhahran, Cairo & Geneva with 114 passengers and 12 crew members onboard. The aircraft during final approach to Cairo Airport descended below minimum altitude at a rapid rate and crashed in desert at 2:48 AM in Wadi el Tarung 10 miles from Cairo Airport. 108 passengers and all 12 crew members were killed. Only 6 passengers survived the accident. Registration AP-AMH removed from Pakistan Aircraft Register on August 3, 1965.

Photo:

Boeing 720-040B

Boeing 720-040B (Abbas Ali Collection)

Boeing 720-040B (registration AP-AMH)