Image shows the route of flight KTA1732, which disappeared at sea before reaching its final destination, Karachi Flightradar / Reproduction Pakistani rescue teams found this Wednesday (8) the wreckage of the Boeing 737 cargo plane that disappeared on Tuesday night (7) after reporting a problem in the navigation system. ? Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp According to the Pakistani Airport Authority, the remains of the aircraft were recovered 98 kilometers south of the port of Ormara, during the high seas search operation, 12 hours after its disappearance. The search for the five crew members who were on board continues. According to a statement released by authorities, the Pakistan Navy and Maritime Security Agency are mobilizing "various air and sea resources" to locate the group's remains. Find out more about the case The cargo plane, a Boeing 737, disappeared on Tuesday night (7) after reporting a problem with the navigation system during a flight between Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, and Karachi, in Pakistan, according to Pakistani aviation authorities. The aircraft, operated by K2 Airways, carried five crew: two pilots, two engineers and a support team member. According to the Pakistan Airports Authority, the freighter reported the problem at 9:18 pm local time (3:18 pm in Brasília). Contact with air traffic control was lost a few minutes later. Controllers attempted to guide the aircraft, but three minutes later the radar showed a rapid loss of altitude and communication was interrupted. The plane was about 287 kilometers west of Karachi.
Wreckage of missing Boeing 737 in Pakistan is found; Search for crew continues
Image shows the route of flight KTA1732, which disappeared at sea before reaching its final destination, Karachi Flightradar / Reproduction Pakistani rescue teams found this Wednesday (8) the wreckage of the Boeing 737...
Data from the Flightradar24 monitoring website indicates that the plane showed sudden changes in altitude in the final minutes of the flight. According to the platform, the aircraft lost approximately 1,500 meters of altitude in less than a minute, rose again to approximately 1,800 meters in just 30 seconds and then entered a steep dive. The last data transmitted indicated that the freighter was at an altitude of around 335 meters, descending at a speed of 22,400 feet per minute (400 km/h), a rate considered extremely unusual. "When we see behavior this extreme, it draws attention, but it's too early to say what happened without more information," Anthony Brickhouse, an aviation safety consultant, told Reuters. The Boeing 737-400, the aircraft model, is the oldest in the 737 family and precedes the 737 MAX by two generations. The aircraft was originally delivered to the Russian company Aeroflot as a passenger plane in 1999 and converted to a freighter in 2012, according to Flightradar24. This is the only plane in the K2 Airways fleet and will enter into service with the company in 2024. The company said it is cooperating with authorities. If deaths are confirmed, this would be the first fatal plane crash in Pakistan since 2020, when a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 crashed during an attempted landing in Karachi, leaving 97 dead. VIDEOS: most watched on g1
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