A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter operating from Sharjah to Karachi has disappeared over the Arabian Sea after reporting a navigation problem, then making a series of violent altitude changes before radar contact was lost. Five crew members were onboard.
The aircraft, registered AP-BOI, was operating K2 Airways flight KTA1732 on Tuesday night with five crew members onboard. According to Reuters, the aircraft reported a navigational system problem at 9:18 p.m. Pakistan Standard Time while approaching Karachi. Local air traffic control attempted to guide the aircraft, but three minutes later radar showed the plane descending rapidly, and communication was lost.
The aircraft was about 155 nautical miles west of Karachi at the time.
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