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VH-FNW. Fokker F.27-2061 Friendship. c/n 10254.
Was registered as '10254' at the time of the accident.
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Thursday 20 February 2003 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: | Fokker F.27-2061 Friendship |
| Operator: | Pakistan Air Force |
| Registration: | 10254 |
| C/n / msn: | 10254 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 532-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 32 km (20 mls) E of Kohat, Pakistan |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Islamabad International Airport, Pakistan |
| Destination airport: | Kohat Airport, Pakistan |
| Narrative: | The aircraft departed Islamabad at 08:00 for a flight to Kohat Air Base. The Pakistani Air Force chief Mushaf Ali Mir was to conduct an annual inspection of the air base. The aircraft crashed into the side of a 3,000-foot mountain, covered in fog. |