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Crash: K2 Cargo B734 over Arabian Sea on Jul 7th 2026, navigation problems, then lost 35000 feet and impacted sea
A K2 Cargo Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter, registration AP-BOI performing flight KTA-1732 from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) to Karachi (Pakistan) with 5 crew, was enroute at FL350 over the Arabian Sea about 150nm west of Karachi when the crew reported problems with their navigational systems, ATC began to issue vectors. About 3 minutes later the aircraft suddenly made heading changes and rapidly descended until impacting the sea. A search is underway.
Pakistan's Airport Authority reported the K2 Airways flight with 5 crew reported a navigational system issue at 21:18 local time and received guidance by Karachi Air Traffic Control Center. 3 minutes later, at 21:21L the aircraft was seen rapidly descending with rapid heading changes, radar contact was lost about 155nm west of Karachi. A search and rescue operation was launched.
The airplane had undergone maintenance in Sharjah and was positioning back to Pakistan after maintenance was completed.
https://avherald.com/h?article=53b8a17a&opt=0
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 July 2026 |
| Time: | 16:22 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4M0 (BDSF) |
| Owner/operator: | K2 Airways |
| Registration: | AP-BOI |
| MSN: | 29210/3091 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 155 nm WSW off Karachi Airport -  Indian Ocean |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Sharjah Airport (SHJ/OMSJ) |
| Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:
K2 Airways flight KTA1732, a Boeing 737-400 cargo plane is reported missing approximately 155 nautical miles
WSW off Karachi, Pakistan.
ADS-B data indicate that the flight departed Sharjah Airport (SHJ) at 15:02 UTC on a flight to Karachi (KHI). It climbed to FL350.
At 16:17 UTC, while on Airway G216, the flight began a right-hand turn climbing, which transitioned into a descent of about 5600 feet, followed by a 7200 feet climb and a steep descent.
Sources said the crew reported a navigation-related problem during the flight and requested heading assistance from Air Traffic Control (ATC).
According to a statement by the Pakistan Airports Authority, the flight reported a navigational system issue at 16:18 UTC (21:18 PST) and was promptly guided by Karachi Area Control Center (ACC).
At 16:21 UTC the aircraft was observed on radar rapidly descending with a rapid heading change. Subsequently, radar contact and communication were lost.
On July 8 the aircraft wreckage was located. The airplane was totally destroyed.
Pakistani authorities have located the wreckage of the aircraft into the Arabian Sea, 53 miles south of Ormara. For the moment, there is no information regarding the bodies of the five crew members, who are presumed dead.
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