737 della K2 Cargo precipita nel mare arabico


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Crash: K2 Cargo B734 over Arabian Sea on Jul 7th 2026, navigation problems, then lost 35000 feet and impacted sea​
By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Jul 7th 2026 22:13Z, last updated Tuesday, Jul 7th 2026 22:28Z​

A K2 Cargo Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter, registration AP-BOI performing flight KTA-1732 from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) to Karachi (Pakistan) with 5 crew, was enroute at FL350 over the Arabian Sea about 150nm west of Karachi when the crew reported problems with their navigational systems, ATC began to issue vectors. About 3 minutes later the aircraft suddenly made heading changes and rapidly descended until impacting the sea. A search is underway.

Pakistan's Airport Authority reported the K2 Airways flight with 5 crew reported a navigational system issue at 21:18 local time and received guidance by Karachi Air Traffic Control Center. 3 minutes later, at 21:21L the aircraft was seen rapidly descending with rapid heading changes, radar contact was lost about 155nm west of Karachi. A search and rescue operation was launched.

The airplane had undergone maintenance in Sharjah and was positioning back to Pakistan after maintenance was completed.
 
Domanda scema: i "problems with their navigational systems" possono essere stati causati dal (purtroppo consueto) macello nell'area o siamo troppo lontani?