AP-BAL - All Pakistan Aircraft Registration Marks

Registration:

AP-BAL

Certificate of Registration Number:

535

Registration Date:

1979

Operator/Owner:

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)

Aircraft Type:

Fokker F27 Friendship Mark 200

Construction Number:

10243

Line Number:

Year Built:

1964

SelCal Code:

First Flight:

January 24, 1964

Test Flight Registration:

Delivery Date:

Aircraft Name:

Previous Registration:

F-BUFE

Previous Operator:

TAT - Touraine Air Transport

Fate:

Crashed July 10, 2006, Multan

Next Registration:

Next Operator:

Additional Remarks:

Construction number 10243. Built in 1964. Registered in the Netherlands as PH-FFI, N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek (KNV) Fokker, January 22, 1964. First flight on January 24, 1964. Registered in Japan as JA8623. Delivered to ANA (All Nippon Airways), February 26, 1964. ANA aircraft number '23' painted on nose. Registration PH-FFI cancelled on March 5, 1964. Registered in France as F-BUFE, March 1973. Operated by TAT (Touraine Air Transport). To PIA, January 26, 1979. Registered in Pakistan as AP-BAL for PIA. On July 10, 2006, AP-BAL was operating PIA flight PK-688 from Multan to Lahore. The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Multan Airport after experiencing engine problem. All 4 crew members and 41 passengers aboard the aircraft died in this accident. Registration AP-BAL removed from Pakistan Aircraft Register on December 19, 2007.

Photo:

PIA Fokker F27 Friendship Mk 200

Fokker F27 Friendship Mark 200 (Abbas Ali Collection)

Fokker F27 Friendship Mark 200 (registration AP-BAL)