Wreckage of K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane found in Arabian Sea, five crew members still missing

Pakistani rescuers have recovered the wreckage of a K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane in the Arabian Sea, 53 nautical miles south of Ormara, following its disappearance on July 7, 2026. The aircraft, Flight KTA1732, was traveling from Sharjah to Karachi when the crew reported a navigation issue before entering a chaotic, rapid descent of over 22,000 feet per minute. A search continues for the five missing crew members, including Captain Muhammad Rizwan Idris, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari express deep grief.

K2 Airways Flight KTA1732 crash

• ▪K2 Airways Flight KTA1732, a Boeing 737 cargo plane, went missing on July 7, 2026, while en route from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to Karachi, Pakistan
• ▪The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control at 9:21 p.m. Pakistan Standard Time on July 7, 2026, approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi

Rapid descent navigation failure

• ▪The last transmitted data point placed the aircraft at 1,100 feet above sea level with an abnormal vertical descent rate of 22,400 feet per minute
• ▪Flightradar24 tracking data showed the plane plunging 5,000 feet in under a minute, climbing 6,000 feet in 30 seconds, and then entering a final dive from 36,550 feet
• ▪The crew of Flight KTA1732 reported a navigation system issue at 9:18 p.m. Pakistan Standard Time, three minutes before radar contact was lost

Arabian Sea wreckage recovery

• ▪Pakistani search-and-rescue teams located and identified the wreckage of the K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane in the Arabian Sea on July 8, 2026, after a 12-hour search
• ▪The wreckage was recovered 53 nautical miles south of the port town of Ormara, Pakistan

Missing crew members search

• ▪The five missing crew members are Captain Muhammad Rizwan Idris, First Officer Faisal Jatoi, Flight Engineers Muhammad Hamid and Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, and Aircraft Loader Muhammad Taufiq Khan
• ▪The search operation for the five missing crew members is being conducted by the Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, and civilian rescue teams

Official condolences statements

• ▪Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow and heartfelt condolences to the families of the missing crew members
• ▪Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari expressed profound concern and grief over the aircraft's disappearance and voiced hope for the success of search operations

Boeing 737-400 aircraft history

• ▪The Boeing 737-400 freighter was K2 Airways' only operational aircraft and entered service with the carrier in 2024
• ▪The missing aircraft, registered AP-BOI, was manufactured in 1999 as a passenger plane and was converted to a cargo configuration in 2012