K2 Airways 737-400 Plunges 35,000 Feet Into Arabian Sea After Navigation Alert
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Updated · One Mile at a Time · Jul 8
K2 Airways 737-400 Plunges 35,000 Feet Into Arabian Sea After Navigation Alert
3 articles · Updated · One Mile at a Time · Jul 8
Summary
Five people were aboard the K2 Airways freighter when it fell from about 36,000 feet to sea level in roughly two minutes and disappeared from radar at 9:22 p.m. local time.
Minutes earlier, the Boeing 737-400's pilots told air traffic control they had navigational system problems while the jet was about 180 miles from Karachi on its Sharjah-to-Pakistan route.
Flight-tracking data showed an erratic sequence: a rapid drop from 35,000 to 30,000 feet, a brief climb to 36,000 feet, then a steep final descent while turning away from the nearest airport.
Search-and-rescue teams were still trying to locate the aircraft in the Arabian Sea, with the cause unresolved for the 27-year-old cargo jet registered AP-BOI.