Bhoja Air Flight 213

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Bhoja Air Flight 213

The aircraft involved while still in operation with Comair
Accident
Date	20 April 2012 (2012-04-20)
Summary	Microburst-induced wind shear followed by pilot error
Site	Near Rawalpindi, Pakistan 33°35′15″N 73°08′55″E / 33.58750°N 73.14861°E / 33.58750; 73.14861
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-236A
Operator	Bhoja Air
IATA flight No.	B4 213
ICAO flight No.	BHO213
Call sign	BHOJA 213
Registration	AP-BKC
Flight origin	Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan
Destination	Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan
Occupants	127
Passengers	121
Crew	6
Fatalities	127
Survivors	0

Bhoja Air Flight 213 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by Pakistani airline Bhoja Air from Karachi to Islamabad. On 20 April 2012, the Boeing 737-236A aircraft serving the route crashed in bad weather during its final approach to land. All 121 passengers and 6 crew members aboard were killed. With 127 deaths, it remains as the second deadliest air disaster in Pakistan.^[1]

The crash was caused by the crew's inadequate flight management during adverse weather conditions. The flight crew were not trained adequately and properly on the automated system of the Boeing 737-236A, a more advanced version of the Boeing 737-200 series, and didn't retain sufficient knowledge on the correct procedures for handling an aircraft in bad weather conditions. Additionally, Bhoja Air's lack of oversight and multiple errors within Pakistan CAA's monitoring system of Pakistani airliners further contributed to the accident.