- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 17, 1988 |
Time: | 1630 |
Location: | Bahawalpur, Pakistan |
Operator: | Military - Pakistan Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Bahawalpur - Islamabad |
AC Type: | Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
Registration: | 23494 |
cn / ln: | 3708 |
Aboard: | 30 (passengers:? crew:?) |
Fatalities: | 30 (passengers:? crew:?) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed shortly after taking off from Bahawalpur 60 miles near the Indian border. Act of sabotage. Detonation of a low level explosive device or incapacitating gas. U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Arnold Raphel, 45, and Muhammad Zia ul-Haq 64, killed. A recent report states that the accident was caused by the failure of the elevator control system due to a mechanical failure. |
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