KARACHI: A small privately-owned aircraft belonging to an oil company crashed Friday soon after taking off from Karachi with about 20 people on board, said a Civil Aviation Authority spokesman, adding that there were no survivors.
The plane came down near the COD (Central Ordinance Depot) area of the Karachi airport, bursting into flames DawnNews reported
Pervez George, a spokesman for Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority, said the aircraft crashed due to a technical fault soon after taking off. At least 12 bodies have been recovered so far.
He said the aircraft was carrying company employees to an oil field at Bhit Shah in the southern province of Sindh.
“It was a small plane and there were about 20 people on board. It was a privately-owned aircraft belonging to an oil company,†George told a local news channel.
“Soon after they left, they contacted the airport control tower and said there was a problem in one of the engines. The plane was directed to return and soon after it crashed,†he said.
“The plane has been destroyed,†said Lt. Colonel Noor Agha, an army official supervising recue operations.
“The dead bodies are burned beyond recognition. It could not be recognised whether they are men or women. We don’t know nationalities.â€
Civil aviation officials said the small aircraft was chartered by an oil company, although there was no word yet on its country of origin. —Agencies
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