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Published 12:58 09 Jul 2026 GMT
Flight radar data has revealed the true extent of the K2 aircraft's nosedive and subsequent crash into the Arabian Sea on Tuesday (July 7).
Pakistani authorities discovered wreckage of a Boeing plane in the Arabian Sea yesterday (July 8), though all five crew members are feared dead.
The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control and vanished after rapidly descending 5,000ft in a matter of seconds off the coast of Pakistan.
After searching for 12 hours on Wednesday, Pakistani navy and search teams found debris, with large parts of the aircraft being lifted out of the water.
It may be more difficult to find the main wreckage of the plane, as the plane disappeared in an area where the sea was approximately 9,800ft deep. More specialized equipment would be needed.
The airline stated: “We continue to pray earnestly for the safety of our colleagues.”
Tracking data from Flightradar24 revealed the aircraft’s final moments, with the plane falling by around 5,000ft in less than a minute.
This was then followed up by a terrifying dive from 36,550ft at a speed of 240mph.
A graph showed the cargo plane's “barometric altitude” appear to drop suddenly, with the plane remaining in the same place on the map.
Pakistan's airport authority explained that the Karachi-bound K2 Airways aircraft took off from Sharjah, UAE.
The final transmission played as the pilot raised an alarm signalling that the plane was “rolling or floating”.
Rolling is a phase of flight, but floating refers to a landing error.
It's said that the plane experienced navigation system interference prior to its descent.
Pakistan Airport’s Authority said in a statement: “K2 Airways B 737 of Pakistan Cargo Flight enroute from Sharjah to Karachi reported Navigational system issue and was promptly guided by KARACHI ACC.”
Radar systems indicated a “sudden and dramatic loss of altitude” before communication was cut off entirely.
Its last transmitted data point was around 155 nautical miles west of Karachi, above the Arabian Sea.
Authorities explained that rough conditions were making search efforts more difficult, with the main wreckage of the aircraft still missing.
K2 Airways has since named the missing crew as Capt. Muhammad Rizwan Idris, First Officer Faisal Jatoi, flight engineers Muhammad Hamid and Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, and aircraft loader Muhammad Taufiq Khan.
If fatalities are confirmed, it would be Pakistan's first fatal air crash since 2020, when a passenger jet crashed into a residential neighborhood near Karachi Airport.
