Airblue Plane Crash in Islamabad near Margalla Hills ~ All About Pakistan

Thursday, April 14

Airblue Plane Crash in Islamabad near Margalla Hills

Airblue Flight 202 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight which crashed on 28 July 2010 near Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, killing all 146 passengers and six crew aboard.It is the deadliest air accident to occur in Pakistan to date.The aircraft, an Airblue operated Airbus A321-231 narrow-body jet airliner, crashed in the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad during a flight from Karachi's Jinnah International Airport to Benazir Bhutto International Airport.Air traffic controllers reportedly lost contact with the flight crew during its attempt to land in dense fog and heavy monsoon rain.[