New Facts: Authorities release pilot's final transmission
Pakistan’s search-and-rescue teams are combing the Arabian Sea after a K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo jet crashed on July 7, leaving five crew members missing.
UPI says teams have located the wreckage with no sign of survivors as of July 9, while Saudi Gazette reports Pakistani rescuers retrieved wreckage within 12 hours of the aircraft going missing off the coast.
The aircraft was a 737-400 freighter operated by K2 (K2 Cargo/K2 Airways), and families — including those of co-pilot Faisal Jatoi — are awaiting updates, according to Reuters and People.
The pilot’s final radio transmission referenced navigation system problems, and the jet plummeted before losing contact over the Arabian Sea, multiple outlets including AOL and MSN report.
Authorities are also searching for the flight data and cockpit voice recorders in the Arabian Sea near Pakistan, and no official cause has been identified.
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