Cargo plane crashed off Karachi coast

[mythbuster]

Shortly after takeoff the aircraft, all others in the region, experienced GNSS interference, resulting in the degraded data near Sharjah and transition to MLAT tracking by Flightradar24.

K2 Airways Cargo 737 overdue in Karachi | Flightradar24 Blog

K2 Airways Cargo 737 AP-BOI is overdue in Karachi en route from Sharjah. ADS-B data indicates a possible crash.

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Things are getting ugly , no one other than Iran has any need for gnss interference... rescue ranger can throw a better light on this

 

[Oscar]

Explain? .. ..

Potential other sources of crash instead of inadvertently hitting something.

loose cargo
Hazardous materials not catered for
Etc

 

[Jagga Badmash]

Potential other sources of crash instead of inadvertently hitting something.

loose cargo
Hazardous materials not catered for
Etc

Poor maintenance, faulty spares cause the vertical stabilizer torn off from main fuselage of the plane.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Poor maintenance, faulty spares cause the vertical stabilizer torn off from main fuselage of the plane.

It's possible. And, it is way too early to speculate on the cause of the crash.

 

[RescueRanger]

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they are not surviving this
RIP

Once leaving GNSS interference it is captured by ADS-B, it carries out a course correction from FL351 to FL295 climbing to FL367 before decending rapidly achieving VSI of over 20k feet per min, it went down very fast.

 

[Hakwa Nadro]

Update on the K2 Airways CrashIt has now been officially confirmed that all five crew members aboard the K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 have tragically passed away.The crew, all Pakistani nationals, have been named as:·
Captain: Muhammad Rizwan Idris·
First Officer: Faisal Jatui·
Flight Engineers: Muhammad Hamid & Muhammad Arif Siddiqui·
Loadmaster: Muhammad Taufiq Khan.
اِنَّا لِلّٰہِ وَاِنَّا اِلَیْہِ رَاجِعُوْن

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raj'un

 

[RescueRanger]

Things are getting ugly , no one other than Iran has any need for gnss interference... rescue ranger can throw a better light on this

GNSS spoofing and interference is widespread over KSA, Gulf, Suez, Hormuz and Qatar/Oman coast with over 2600 incidents recorded as of March 2026.

This is the warning issued by safe skies to all pilots operating in the region:

"Pilots and operators should anticipate possible complete loss of GPS signals, position spoofing (leading to erroneous navigation displays), degraded RNAV/RNP performance, and associated impacts on systems reliant on precise positioning (e.g., ADS-B, TAWS, and autopilot modes)."

 

[Valiant]

Very sad news and a great tragedy. May Allah bless all departed souls

 

[mythbuster]

GNSS spoofing and interference is widespread over KSA, Gulf, Suez, Hormuz and Qatar/Oman coast with over 2600 incidents recorded as of March 2026.

This is the warning issued by safe skies to all pilots operating in the region:

"Pilots and operators should anticipate possible complete loss of GPS signals, position spoofing (leading to erroneous navigation displays), degraded RNAV/RNP performance, and associated impacts on systems reliant on precise positioning (e.g., ADS-B, TAWS, and autopilot modes)."

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K2 pilots should have been mentally prepared for such exigencies , can we rule gnss interference as the cause

 

[Lulldapull]

Poor maintenance, faulty spares cause the vertical stabilizer torn off from main fuselage of the plane.

More than likely cause......a very old bird near the end of its life.

Unfortunately pushed to the limit.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

K2 pilots should have been mentally prepared for such exigencies , can we rule gnss interference as the cause

Doubtful IMO

 

[RescueRanger]

K2 pilots should have been mentally prepared for such exigencies , can we rule gnss interference as the cause

Impossible to determine however the face that Flight Radar was unable to receive data from the aircraft before it reached approach Turbat indicates this as one cause.

 

[RescueRanger]

Doubtful IMO

I for the life of me will never understand why airlines continue to fly these tin cans. Almost as dubious as still stubbornly operating DC9s.

 

[mythbuster]

I for the life of me will never understand why airlines continue to fly these tin cans. Almost as dubious as still stubbornly operating DC9s.

Yep , they are like Bedford trucks of 60s with truck art.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

I for the life of me will never understand why airlines continue to fly these tin cans. Almost as dubious as still stubbornly operating DC9s.

True.

And, I'd have to confirm with Aviation but DHL was still operating them up until about 10 years ago. And I rode a 707 for a couple flights. And a 727 as well.