The Unsolved Mystery of PIA Flight PK-404
PIA flight PK-404 disappeared shortly after taking off from Gilgit Airport on the morning of 25 August 1989. Several aerial search missions were launched by the Pakistani military during the first three or four days. No trace of the aircraft wreckage has been found to date.
On August 25, 1989, Pakistan International Airlines PIA Flight PK-404, a Fokker F27 Friendship aircraft, took off from Gilgit airport en route to Islamabad. The plane was carrying 54 people—49 passengers and five crew members. The plane got disappeared shortly after takeoff, and despite extensive search efforts, it was never found.
The last known contact with the aircraft was a routine radio call made by one of the pilots at 7:40 am, just minutes after the plane left Gilgit. It is believed that the aircraft cras...
