Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661 was a Pakistani domestic passenger flight from Chitral to Islamabad, operated by Pakistan's flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines. On 7 December 2016, the aircraft serving the route, an ATR 42-500 twin-turboprop, lost control and crashed near Havelian following an engine failure. All 47 people on board died, including singer-turned-preacher and entrepreneur Junaid Jamshed, and the Deputy Commissioner of the District of Chitral.
AP-BHO, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 2011
Ambulances were put on standby in response to the crash
Evacuation of the victims to Islamabad
The ATR 42 is a regional airliner produced by Franco-Italian manufacturer ATR, with final assembly in Toulouse, France.
On 4 November 1981, the aircraft was launched with ATR, as a joint venture between French Aérospatiale and Aeritalia .
The ATR 42-300 performed its maiden flight on 16 August 1984 and type certification was granted during September 1985.
Launch customer Air Littoral operated its first revenue-earning flight in December of that year.
ATR 42
First flight at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, 16 August 1984
An ATR 42 of Air Littoral, which served as the type's launch operator
A freighter-configured ATR 42-300, operated by FedEx Feeder