Islamabad: Pilot of the ill-fated airplane that crashed near Islamabad on Friday informed the control tower just three minutes before the crash that he had lost control over the aircraft, said a preliminary investigation report prepared by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
According to the report, the plane was flying at 200 feet height three minutes before it crashed near Chaklala.
The fuel tank of the Islamabad bound flight exploded in the air when it was flying at 500 feet, the report said, adding that the plane plunged into the earth at the speed of 500 km per hour.
As many as 127 people, including 11 children and 67 women were killed when a plane of Bhoja Airline came down near Islamabad on Friday.
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