Delivered new as AP-AWB 10th Aug 1970, leased to British Caledonian as G-AZPW 25th March 1972 and returned to PIA as AP-AWZ 30th Sep 1972. On the 26th Nov 1979 Flight PK740 departed Jeddah at 01:29 for a flight to Karachi. The aircraft was climbing to FL370 when, at 01:47, a stewardess reported a fire near the aft cabin passenger door. The crew started a descent from FL300 and were cleared to descend to 4000 feet. Following a mayday call at 02:03 nothing more was heard from the flight. The aircraft crashed in a level rocky area at an elevation of 3000 feet and burst into flames.
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