Boeing 737 Cargo Plane Missing Off Pakistan Coast; Crew Reported Navigation Issue

Karachi, Pakistan – A Boeing 737 cargo aircraft carrying five crew members has disappeared off the coast of Pakistan's port city of Karachi. The Pakistani Civil Aviation Authority reported that the plane rapidly lost altitude on Tuesday evening before contact with air traffic control was lost.

Search and rescue operations have been launched in the Arabian Sea, according to a statement from Pakistani authorities on the platform X. The cause of the aircraft's disappearance remains unknown.

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The crew reported a navigation system problem.

Flight data suggests the 27-year-old converted freighter may have crashed into the sea southwest of Karachi after a series of significant altitude changes and a steep descent. The aircraft, operated by K2 Airways, was on a cargo flight from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Karachi. The crew reported an issue with the navigation system at 9:18 p.m. local time. Just three minutes later, the plane lost radar data and changed course abruptly before radar and radio contact ceased approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi.

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Search and rescue operations in the Arabian Sea are underway.