Pakistan International Airlines ( PIA ) Flight 688 ( PK688 , PIA688 ) was operated by Pakistan 's flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines as a domestic passenger flight from Multan to Lahore and Islamabad . At 12:05 pm on 10 July 2006 , the Fokker F27 deployed on the route crashed into a field when one of its two engines failed shortly after takeoff from Multan International Airport . All 41 passengers and four crewmembers on board were killed . It was the deadliest plane crash in Pakistan until 2010 when an Airbus A321 flew into Margalla Hills in Islamabad while on approach to Benazir Bhutto International Airport . The final report of Pakistan 's Civil Aviation Authority revealed that one of the Fokker F27 's 48-year-old engines developed a problem shortly after take-off and , due to engine mismanagement by the pilots , the crash ensued
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