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Old 21st Apr 2012, 15:24
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Report from UK newspaper - Independent

According to ATDB Bhoja Air operates two Boeing 737-200's.

*AP-BKC (MSN-23167) formerly G-BKYI the aircraft involved made its first flight on December 13th of 1984 thus dating the manufacture to 27.4 years.

* AP-BKD (MSN-21793) formerly G-BGDD the selected source for the above airfleet reference.

Sources within the Pakistani CAA unofficially have said about 5.4 nautical miles before touchdown radar showed the aircraft at 200 feet AGL where it should have been at about 1,700 feet AGL.

It appears from the latest reliably sourced data available at this time the pilot reported to ATC a fuel tank fire just before a catastrophic loss of control of the aircraft occurred.
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