The Mystery of Flight 404 - DISASTER BREAKDOWN (Pakistan International Airlines Flight 404)

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On August 25th 1989, a passenger plane belonging to Pakistan International Airlines departed from the Northern Town of Gilgit. Less than ten minutes later, it disappeared never to be seen again.
No wreckage has ever been found and presumably all 54 people on board the aircraft were killed.
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[@notme2day]

Wouldn't the largest pieces also include the engines?

[@LH27107]

definitely found it interesting as im British Pakistani

[@prismpyre7653]

I gotta call you out for mischaracterizing the Erubus thing. Flight crew didn't mess that up-- it was whiteout conditions but their navpoints had been TAMPERED WITH by a coked out ground tech in the middle of the night literally hours before the flight-- at the INSTRUCTION of airline executives--- and no one ever told the crew. They said their wealthy customers had complained they couldn't get a good enough view of the mountain. And boy, did they over-correct for that....

[@UnitedAirlines-s7y]

MH370-PIA404

[@JDLupus]

Error: Flight 404 not found.

[@muhammedadheeb6045]

🤦‍♂️

[@chakraborty1989]

I know I shouldn't laugh but being the first comment in recommendation, I couldn't help

[@daonlyzneggalz7522]

Take my like already dammit... r/angryupvote

[@JDLupus]

I'd just like to say that, one year after making this comment, I am not proud of it myself either. ^^;

[@Noikar]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking it

[@macattack14778]

This really helps pass time. Makes me never want to fly again, well time to catch my flight.

[@cohenwells8899]

Mood

[@misseselise3864]

we’ll never stop looking for u ❤️

[@kirilmihaylov1934]

@@misseselise3864 is he alive

[@dsandoval9396]

@@misseselise3864 I'm going to assume he was abducted by aliens.

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

Hey...does this plane's engine sound funny to you?

[@ThePwnzerWillDie]

This is one of the best flight crash channels online. I have autism and am hyperfixated on them. These videos make everything so easily understandabld

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thanks. I am thrilled you enjoy the content

[@notme2day]

I think this is because this is based on facts without the sensationalism of the human aspect. That's what I like about this channel over others that are twice as long. I prefere knowing what went wrong without hearing from the people of family affected from a scientific standing.

[@nicholasbradshaw]

Can confirm -- I too have autism and am similarly gripped by content like this. For a while I figured it was rather macabre to derive any amount of enjoyment from things like this; but the mechanics behind the crashes, the disappearances, and other involuntary departures from predetermined trajectories; not to mention the human factors exacerbated by them -- is just too intriguing for me to ignore.

[@Kinghutchyafl]

I love this content to but am not autistic but considering your comments I must have autism

[@localmenace3043]

Same! I quite enjoy the calm nature of these videos. Too much drama spoils the story, and DB definitely has found a good balance!

[@smoothmicra]

I find it remarkable that the plane has never been found on terrain: I can understand a plane lost in the vast oceans, but on terra firma, even in remote mountains it seems crazy.

[@Sashazur]

It’s possible that some local people found the wreckage at some point, but it just never got reported to authorities. It’s a pretty wild and remote area.

[@lazchurchyard1229]

A L I E N S 😉

[@ratemisia]

I guess you could say it was... 404: Not Found (badum tss)

[@stscc01]

If an aircraft impacts fast enough in the right angle, there is not much to see in terms of wreckage. A shallow crater with very small pieces of debris is all you can find. If the terrain is mountainous or a forest, it can be almost impossible to spot the point of impact from the air. Many planes have gone missing and have never been found that way.

[@smoothmicra]

@@stscc01 Easy to lose a plane in an ocean? Very true. On terra firma? Much easier to locate if the resources are available. Let's be honest, depends on the country of origin.

[@adotintheshark4848]

I can hear the conversation.."Can you spot Flight 404?" "No, that Fokker isn't on my radar".

[@arandomthing2489]

lol

[@sergesmassoma9167]

Lol omg

[@moiraatkinson]

ROFLMAO 🤣 🤣😂😂

[@RB19slefttire]

Did you know Fokker literally means breeder in Dutch

[@adotintheshark4848]

@@RB19slefttire well, I'll be Fokked!

[@megyskermike]

Your channel is going to grow wildly soon. You're a lot better than most doing it (in terms of voice, info, and general production quality).

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thank you for your kind comment

[@ciprian7243]

I think PIA has a history of landing without landing gear. Even a recent one. I think they should have "is the landing gear down?" Painted on the walls of the cockpit.

[@b.t.356]

I remember that there was a PIA A320 that met with disaster in May 2020 after the pilots neglected to put down the landing gear, causing major engine damage after scraping the runway. PIA 8303 was the flight.

[@pgbrown12084]

I'd love to hear more about the captain's flight incident on the 747.

[@kirilmihaylov1934]

What happened

[@pgbrown12084]

5:00 From what was said in the video, it sounded like the captain of this flight that disappeared also had an incident previously on a 747. Apparently, he failed to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown. I don't know much more than that.

[@owlventure2101]

oh Yes i know this accident the plane actually made a belly landing after the pilots for got to lower gear. The aircraft managed to land and was repaired soon. all survived

[@sambecker23]

Damn. Imagine being demoted from a 742 to a F27.

[@annabethchase2569]

Yeah, that's actually the reason why I think Pilot suicide may have been a possibility. But as I am from India, and know how the general public and the politicians of India and Pakistan are around the topic, the "India shot down the plane" conspiracy would be much more prevalent than something more logical.

[@rajanaeem1994]

Please note it was not a demotion for him.On the contrary , he was on promotion here.....from being a Co - Pilot on 747 and now as a Captain on F - 27.....

[@randomscb-40charger78]

@@annabethchase2569 The incident mentioned was PIA flight 300, registered as AP-AYW on February 4, 1986 at Islamabad Airport, over three years prior to the disappearance of flight 404.

[@spellwritings]

I've been binging this channel for a couple of weeks, which is weird because I have anxiety when it comes to riding airplanes. But your objective, easy-to-understand explanations (even for me who doesn't know anything about planes!), the laying out of facts without too much drama, and the clear narration is almost cathartic and actually make me feel less anxious about riding planes. Maybe because I am learning about how these things work and what can go wrong with them (and how often that happens). So thank you so much for making and regularly updating this channel! I'm patiently waiting for more 'disaster averted' ones, though ^^;;

[@hamakaze1413]

I highly doubt the shootdown theory, it's too far of a distance for that plane to travel in that time and remain undetected and out of radio contact. However, I find the most likely theory to be that it went off course due to pilot error and crashed in an area, probably an area so unlikely that nobody thought to check there.

[@Dexter037S4]

Spatial Disorientation leadint fo flying high and off course, it likely hit a peak or somewhere at or around a very high altitude.

[@Caesim9]

I think if it was shot down there would have been political conflict. As if the Pakistani government would have kept quiet about India shooting down a civilian aircraft.

[@uniqueurl]

There is no way they can fly to Indian airspace from gilgit on a the Fokker 27 with limited amount of fuel.

[@indianfan1029]

Indian Army doesn't believe in gurrila tactics. Even if it had shot down the plane, by accident or malign intent, it would clearly declare it. Not keep it a secret.

[@kristita_888]

You’re simply amazing! Churning out videos no matter what’s going on in your personal life. This is quite the mystery…thanks for a great video about this flight.

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thank you so much!

[@lukycharms9970]

Lmao in reference to flying into a mountain - “it’s not something pilots normally do” Hahaha yeah I sure hope not

[@kaweenaaaaa6810]

i've been fixated on mh370 for so many years no (i remember watching it all unfold) and i never thought that there would be ANOTHER, earlier instance of a plan just vanishing. thank you for another great video! i always look forward to your uploads! :)

[@moiraatkinson]

I imagine there have been quite a few, in the days when a search simply wasn’t practical because the technology it would have needed to even think about searching just wasn’t there. After all, how many years did it take to find the Titanic? Also the expense - not every country could afford to spend millions of pounds/dollars/euros etc trying to find a plane, which in any case would no doubt be smaller than MH370. There’s also a plane that’s disappeared and nobody knows if it even crashed or not and if it did, whether it’s in the sea or on land. That’s an interesting story. I’m sorry, I should be giving links to these, but I can’t remember enough about the videos to look without spending hours.

[@MrBrno]

Amelia Earhart's plane, one of the most known stories about aviation

[@willemgijs3803]

Mh370 was found. It was the plane at the mh17 crash site. But mh17 is the real missing plane. It sounds crazy. But I really can't explain it all here. Dig and you shall find. There's a video of the crash site uncensored and most are adult and Asian. Mh17 was half child and almost no Asians. The planes were almost identical. There's a lot more too. The lady that filmed the crash site(a researcher) said it smelled like chemicals used to keep bodies from decomposing.

[@roscoewhite3793]

@@willemgijs3803 It does sound crazy because it is crazy. Myles Power has a good take-down of the various conspiracy tales surrounding MH370, including a debunking of the MH370/MH17 claim: kzbin.info/www/bejne/naCyfXehnrZsjrc

[@KayKun1991]

Flight 404 .... flight not found ....

[@grmpEqweer]

👏

[@antorseax9492]

This person was the first to make this joke

[@KayKun1991]

Sorry I couldn't control myself

[@simonlebeau68]

Plane.exe crashed

[@KAGdesignsDOTnet]

Legend has it Flight 418 turned into a teapot

[@1994mvs]

Love the content, really thorough and well written and explained. Also off topic here but a missing plane having flight number 404 is hilarious to me.

[@warthunderclipper]

Maybe the origins of Error 404 started from this flight... We'll never find pit

[@ytanonymity3585]

When it come to Planes tragedy, 727 are the top victims..

[@IrfanNasir]

I'm from Gilgit and I remember the stories from my father that this plane took off and was never to be seen again. Some of my father's friends were in this plane.

[@JustAlice_Mai]

My condolences to your father, hope they’ll be resting in peace now.

[@kevinbarry71]

If a pilot proves himself to be unworthy of his position; landing a 747 with the gear up, don't be surprised if he makes another brilliant move at some point

[@jimmypappas9780]

This explains why the internet now uses 404 not found, pretty cool

[@denisewhisler5536]

It's like Louie Anderson said, "Well, we'll either get there....or we won't."

[@kevin6293]

If we don’t, then we probably suffer a horrifying death.

[@mexcore14]

Error 404, flight not found

[@RaymondTracer]

Obligatory "404 - Plane Not Found"

[@mrjayjay124]

I can’t stop watching this stuff, so informative.

[@judymotto7338]

Great video sir! Look forward to more .I'll probably go back and binge watch your channel today it's a rainy day here .have a safe weekend!

[@blindehthegamer]

I love all these videos, Chloe! Keep it up! And if you are taking suggestions, I think the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash might be an interesting video to tackle.

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thank you! That is an incident I do want to cover. Of course the incredible tale of Human Survival is what is most known about it. And while there already exists plenty videos on that aspect of it, I think I could make a video on how the plane actually crashed.

[@notme2day]

What I like most about your channel is it's based on facts. Don't get me wrong .. the lose of human life is tragic BUT .. your videos are not sensationalized off the lose of life and focus more on what brought these planes down which from a scientific viewpoint intrest me more.

[@commandro]

If it did hit the side of a mountain looking for recognizable plane sections probably won't help. The sudden impact into a steep slope would completely disintegrate the entire plane. Just look at the Germanwings crash, nothing but debris on a side of a slope.

[@jawwadsabir649]

maybe that caused an avalanched and buried it.

[@kefkaZZZ]

CFIT, simplest solution. Hit a mountain, never found.

[@kvltizt]

Hit remote mountain, all died on impact, possible avalanche burying wreckage or just snow/ice accumulation over a longer period.

[@annabethchase2569]

@@kvltizt The most logical answer, next most logical to me is pilot suicide.

[@eduardosantabaya5348]

@@kvltizt like BSAA Star Dust in 1947, an engine appeared in 1998

[@JoshCartman]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think I'll ever get on a flight numbered "404".

[@awadramy1]

I recently went to Pakistan and visited Gilgit in Pakistan. I flew in the same style plane ! Man that airport is sketch and the runway is in between the mountains. If I had watched this prior to visiting Pakistan I would of never went to Gilgit ! I drove going there and it was over a 20 hour drive !

[@spongebubatz]

Was it an ATR-42 you were flying with?

[@IrfanNasir]

@@spongebubatz yes ATR is mostly used to travel to gilgit. Gilgit airport can also accomodate Lockheed C-130

[@moosifer3321]

Amazed you didn`t mention `Stardust` the Avro Lancastrian that disappeared in the Andes, only to be located decades later. I`d never heard of this PIA event, however, given the awful performance of the Sub Continent`s `Pilots`, this vanishing is not so surprising. Please keep covering such little known accidents which have (hopefully) improved Airline/Airport/Pilot safety standards

[@TMBpk]

I've never heard of anyone claiming PK404 was shot down until today.

[@IrfanNasir]

there are speculations that the aircraft veered its course and went into Indian airspace and was shot down but there is no proof of that.

[@ilovepakistanitea1378]

There are possibilities

[@MunchyInTechnicolor]

Is it weird that I just happened to start watching this video at 4:04 PM

[@shazilaliBangash]

yes

[@ThePwnzerWillDie]

I honestly think some sort of decompression happened. Some major emergency that the pilots had no time to call ATC about

[@UncleBuZ]

I think honestly Maybe it was aliens.

[@CupwakeRBLX]

The only problem is the fact that they were under 14,000 feet. And the plane wouldn’t of just gone off radar. It would of flown on autopilot until running out of fuel.

[@ThePwnzerWillDie]

@@CupwakeRBLX u rite

[@tdestroyer1882]

Keep up the amazing work mate!!!

[@michaelosgood9876]

Big fall from Boeing 747 captain to F'er captain. The mind boggles! As an aside, the HS748 would have been a much better choice of aircraft for PIA than the F'er given the mountainous terrain in Pakistan.

[@mmmmmh2851]

if you go on google earth and put in the co-ordinates 35° 14′ 12.87″ N, 74° 35′ 24.22″ E , you go to your left and there is something that looks like a rusty fuselage and green PIA tail plane

[@fastfaps]

I don't see anything

[@Jmvars]

@@fastfaps Me neither. Likely bait.

[@MatchingUser]

Error 404: Plane not found

[@phreeken09]

Love this channel!

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thank you!

[@dcruz125]

I think that British plane broke apart due to minor cracks around the windows frames due to many cabin pressure cycles the plane was tested in a large water tank not turbulence.

[@giedriusblazevicius5004]

That was the case for the string of Comet crashes, not the particular crash referenced in the video. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOAC_Flight_911

[@prismstudios001]

Amazing how such a huge vehicle with radio communication can just disappear.

[@vectrex28]

Another great breakdown. You deserve way more subscribers given the quality of the content you put out

[@moiraatkinson]

Did anybody else make the connection between the flight number and the error number appearing on a computer screen when the website you’re trying to visit can’t be found ? Well known as a “404 error”, it usually means the site’s no longer at this address, mistyping the URL or not having an internet connection. Quite eerie that this was flight 404 ….

[@archimonde7261]

i noticed that too...

[@junaidulislam6170]

This is not a matter of joke but isn't it kind of ironic that 404 disappeared?

[@lakshyajain5608]

I wish the plane is found as soon as possible 🙏🙏

[@MarksRockDog1]

I hope flying into mountains isn't something pilots normally do

[@greymark420]

A very grammatically and well presented video.

[@shuttle_aero9399]

This dude is the best.

[@ltd4517]

This channel is under appreciated

[@gut4875]

little strange how it's called flight 404

[@ytanonymity3585]

"404 not found" damn... bow ironic this number been a thing on the unavailable stuff on the internet, following with this number flight of PIA

[@elizabethstevens3341]

I love your videos! I really miss the ambient background music from the earlier videos.

[@trj1442]

Great show bud. Thanks for your content.

[@jackharvey9808]

Flight 404: mayday mayday we need assistance 121.5: *you’re on guardddddddddd*

[@AlternateCesarT]

its so much beter. thank you for uploading it DS. love your videos. i tink the plane was bombed or it could be an IFF(in flight fire) or pilot suicide. that are the only tings i could come up whit. hope it helps.

[@soko45]

Dude you look like you will get arrested in 10 years for touching kids

[@AlternateCesarT]

@@soko45 what makes you that tink? Im 14.

[@TCPUDPATM]

Hope your move went well! Thank you for your videos.

[@fastfaps]

Love the channel and another great video, thanks Chloe

[@StudyPressureOfficial]

404 ERROR. NO FLIGHT FOUND!

[@rainspurlin69]

I read somewhere a theory that it was hijacked...im not familiar w the politics of the region so im not adding to something that could be wrong...i figured i just mentioned it as i noticed it wasn't in the vid...Great work on these!

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

This was spooky. By the way, can you please link where you get all of your music from?

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Hi thanks for the comment. I get 95% of my music from Epidemic Sound. I pay a license to use the tracks. The other pieces of background music are a mix of things I composed myself or other Creative Commons tracks.

[@tirsocanales8366]

Nice video, very sad. I flew with PIA...interesting place to fly.

[@commandro]

Flight 404: plane not found.

[@mattgill7309]

Error 404 - Flight not found.

[@righty-o3585]

But pieces of the Malaysia flight have been found. Pieces of the wreckage I mean

[@satelliteexile2089]

404: Aircraft not found

[@Radioactive_Bunny.]

*Error 404 not found*

[@sunnyfon9065]

A KZbinr suspected that he found the wreckage of PIA Flight 404 on Google Maps. A redditor said that he used a different satellite imagery software and saw what appeared to be really a plane on the same site.

[@SinaLaJuanaLewis]

I appreciate how you encourage us to come to our own conclusions when it comes to conspiracy and controversy ❤️

[@imranzaki3687]

On the way back the flight, now Pk-604 took a slight detour. The Captain, an avid hiker, flew from the left of Nanga Parbat to see some trails. He did not know that he had crossed over to the Indian side of the Line Of Control, which is not a standard border, over Kel Sector, one of the hottest sectors along the LOC. At that point the aircraft was below 15,000 feet flying between mountains higher than that. The Indian Army saw the plane and shot it down. This is a daily flight since decades now. There was no reason to shoot it down though. This was a slow speed passenger aircraft which was seen daily by the armies of both sides thrice a day. The reason why the wreckage was never found is because it was not on the Pakistani side of the LOC. All flying in this region till the aircraft reaches the area of Mansehra is visual. In the cockpit, we used to get All India Radio instead of the ATC communication for about 20 mins out of the 50 mins flight.

[@MuhammadNiz007]

3 years later I think we have the answer. Someone who must remain unanimous tried to use modern drones to take photographs of the location and trek to the mountains himself to investigate. Shortly after arrival, and a discovery he was summoned to someone or organization. The drone and drivers were kept and he was reimbursed and told he doesn't have the blessings to investigate. Up until 2018 there was some debris left which is now seemingly gone. Context would help here, the time of incident was really important to how they acted, during this time PM the first female head of state was overthrown creating pressure. Something to note the person who told this maybe authentic but he never claimed that who did that, who actually took down, was it the neighbors or maybe themselves.

[@lisawhitear4]

Always like before watching,as I know its going to be good x

[@OleGeezerCirca1941]

I enjoy the narration. 👍😊

[@jamesx4952]

Another great video keep up the great work

[@DisasterBreakdown]

Thanks!

[@NOHA-MANQABAT]

Pakistan Airline has massively improved safety after 2000. EMIRATES AIRLINE was established by Pakistan Airlines in late nineties and early 2000s.

[@Harley-and-Her-Ruff-Riders]

You got a lot wrong. First, it was created in the 1980s. And it was actually created by the royal family of Dubai. Pakistan provided assistance and leased two airliners to them, but the family also got two 727s themselves. So it's been established and run by one of the six ruling families of UAE. So... it'd be like if England didn't have an airline and the Queen decided to create one with her money, and France gave them some help, and leased (for money) two of their own airliners to them. And then the Queen added two more and the airline began.

[@Harley-and-Her-Ruff-Riders]

And PIA has been banned from flying to the US or Europe (or the airspace) for some time now. A quarter of all Pakistan's pilots had fake licenses - out of 860 pilots in Pakistan, 262 had fake ones. And many of the pilots (real or not) were PIA pilots.

[@planeoldsimp272]

This is really cool

[@apexgt4]

I know this comment is probably said a lot but isn’t it funny how the plane is flight 404, and it isn’t found

[@eduardosantabaya5348]

quite similar to BSAA Star Dust accident, 1947, Argentina

[@djmoch1001]

I'm sorry, I know it's a tragic story you're re-telling (very well may I add), I'm just amused by how often you said the word Fokker.

[@martingannon132]

Mountains can be so breath taking and beautiful. But also very unforgiving. This sounds like one of those events which will never be solved, unfortunately.

[@Kain1805]

They got the 404 error, so sad

[@CowMaster9001]

Error 404, Plane not found

[@glossy-jimin]

Great video once again!

[@cpt.potassium9541]

Flight 404: Not found

[@Jay2646]

Man, that music at the start gives me the creeps...

[@kevanhubbard9673]

Although a small private plane the Bass Straight disappearing from the late 1970's or early 80's is a very intriguing one.In accounts I've read, which doesn't mean they are correct,the flyer claimed a huge object had intercepted his plane somewhere between Melbourne and Tasmania.

[@rajanaeem1994]

Please note , the names of the Pilots here is not correct.Also , there were 3 Pilots in the cockpit and this was a training flight for the Captain.......

[@LG633TV]

404 Error: Flight Not Found

[@b.t.356]

It's so strange that the plane vanished from where it was without a trace

[@randymartinezTRUMP2024]

Happy Saturday everyone

[@N1611n]

Thank you, subscribed.

[@yenlee711]

Error Code 404: Plane Not Found

[@Vialated979]

The MH370 case was not a mystery. It was a cover up. The pilot depressurized the cabin, killed all the passengers, and went on a suicidal joyride. I know that makes me sound kind of like a conspiracy nut, but there is actually very strong evidence of this, and in fact he did a "dry run" in a flight simulator (which kept a record of it).

[@LeolaGlamour]

If that is the case, we’d have found the plane by now.

[@engineerskalinera]

@@LeolaGlamour a portion of the indian ocean has never been searched for the airplane. If it's anywhere, it's there.

[@madladon]

One issue with the flight simulator, the logged plane locations could have been from any session. There is no way to tell when each occurred. You can argue that it's the most plausible option, but the data itself does not say if they were all from the same session or not.

[@kohinarec6580]

I also wonder, could it be possible that the plane was hijacked, flown off course and crashed?

[@simontay4851]

I click on this video expecting 404 jokes and i wasn't dissappointed.

[@CaylenHeeler]

404, plane not found.

[@7777777x7777777]

Actually 404 Not found, that's crazy

[@gazs4731]

Maybe it was shit down and the wreckage moved elsewhere

[@andrewtaylor940]

Anytime you see any reference to PIA in a KZbin video, you just know it’s not going to end well.

[@andrewtaylor940]

@thebirdee I suspect it goes way further than simply an incompetent pilot. Remember last year right after PIA 8303 went down (for among other things attempting a go around after attempting to land with the wheels still up) the EASA barred PIA and any Pakistani certified pilots from European airspace. They had found that somewhere northwards of 30% of pilots credentialed in and by Pakistan were fraudulent. Fake pilots licenses. Fake training and education histories. Fake training records etc. Because there is nothing that elevates your nation on the world stage quite like self taught airline pilots.

[@Will492]

Error 404: plane not found (title recommendation)