Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17
A Sikorsky S-61N, similar to the accident helicopter | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 February 1966 |
| Summary | Mechanical failure |
| Site | Near Faridpur, East Pakistan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sikorsky S-61N |
| Operator | Pakistan International Airlines |
| Registration | AP-AOC |
| Flight origin | Dacca, East Pakistan |
| Destination | Faridpur Heliport, Faridpur, East Pakistan |
| Passengers | 21 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled domestic flight from Dacca to Faridpur in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) operated by a Sikorsky S-61 twin-engined helicopter of Pakistan International Airlines. On 2 February 1966 the helicopter operating the flight crashed near Fardipur after an oil leak developed and the main gearbox failed. Twenty passengers and all three crew were killed; one passenger Muhammad Abdul Mannan survived.