Military helicopter crashes in Hunza

[Sulman Badshah]

Military helicopter crashes in Hunza
By Shabbir Mir
Published: July 14, 2016
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Pilot of Hughes OH-7 receives minor injuries. PHOTO: EXPRESS

An Army helicopter of Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) crashed in Hunza Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday, injuring the pilot.

“The incident occurred soon after the chopper, Huges OH-7, took off,” Deputy Commissioner Hunza Burhan Afandi told The Express Tribune.

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“The pilot sustained injuries in the incident,” Afandi said, adding that five persons were on-board at the time of crash.

Amjad Barcha, a local journalist stated that the helicopter crashed in the ground of Hunza Boys Degree College soon after it took off.

Volunteers arrived at the site of the incident immediately are trying to extinguish the fire, an eyewitness claimed.

In February, an Army Aviation’s helicopter crashed near Tarbela Dam, killing a senior military officer and injuring two others.

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“An MI-17 helicopter of Army Aviation was on a routine training operation when it crashed within the Army Aviation base Ghazi, some 55km from Tehsil Ghazi, after developing some technical fault at sunset killing Lt-Col Tauqir on the spot,” DSP Ghazi Tehsil Hakim Khan toldThe Express Tribune.

The two others who were also onboard at the time of crash sustained injuries. They were identified as Major Usman and Hawaldar Basharat.

This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.

 

[Shah Xaib]

thank GOD pilot is safe

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Good thing the Pilot is safe...

 

[Delnavaz B]

I am not a technical person and have very limited aviation knowledge but as per my understanding helicopters are quite prone to accidents and crashes, requires very intense repairing and maintenance.
More on topic thank God no one seriously hurt in chopper and on ground.

 

[muhammadali233]

I am not a technical person and have very limited aviation knowledge but as per my understanding helicopters are quite prone to accidents and crashes, requires very intense repairing and maintenance.
More on topic thank God no one seriously hurt in chopper and on ground.

helicopters are as safe as aeroplane,even if the engine dies they won't fall like a brick,it can land "safely" by autorotation,an interesting physics concept.
Both require tedious amount of maintenance,not just that but hours of inspection too,just to be sure.
on the con side helicopter are in more trouble in bad weather/strong winds than a fixed wing.Years ago a pakistan army heli crashed due to strong winds,whereas fixed wings face strong winds like a boss.

 

[Delnavaz B]

helicopters are as safe as aeroplane,even if the engine dies they won't fall like a brick,it can land "safely" by autorotation,an interesting physics concept.
Both require tedious amount of maintenance,not just that but hours of inspection too,just to be sure.
on the con side helicopter are in more trouble in bad weather/strong winds than a fixed wing.Years ago a pakistan army heli crashed due to strong winds,whereas fixed wings face strong winds like a boss.

I am not aware of auto rotation could save any helo when engine/s fails.

 

[muhammadali233]

Military helicopter crashes in Hunza
By Shabbir Mir
Published: July 14, 2016
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Pilot of Hughes OH-7 receives minor injuries. PHOTO: EXPRESS

An Army helicopter of Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) crashed in Hunza Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday, injuring the pilot.

“The incident occurred soon after the chopper, Huges OH-7, took off,” Deputy Commissioner Hunza Burhan Afandi told The Express Tribune.

Never heard of this company and heli,chopper looks like AS350 from this angle.

I am not aware of auto rotation could save any helo when engine/s fails.

quite Sure it is AS 350 not "OH-7" whatever that is

 

[Delnavaz B]

Is it repairable or just written off.

 

[boxer_B]

helicopters are as safe as aeroplane,even if the engine dies they won't fall like a brick,it can land "safely" by autorotation,an interesting physics concept.
Both require tedious amount of maintenance,not just that but hours of inspection too,just to be sure.
on the con side helicopter are in more trouble in bad weather/strong winds than a fixed wing.Years ago a pakistan army heli crashed due to strong winds,whereas fixed wings face strong winds like a boss.

Ever heard of microbrust ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microburst#Danger_to_aircraft

 

[muhammadali233]

Ever heard of microbrust ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microburst#Danger_to_aircraft

IKR,events like these can be avoided if the pilot is skillful and lucky enough which wasn't the case in bhoja airline crash.
Microburst isn't much deadly itself,it is the pilot counter actions which it make more,i guess.

 

[ACE OF THE AIR]

Ever heard of microbrust ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microburst#Danger_to_aircraft

When operating in mountainous region there are many other type of weather conditions that pilots have to be trained on. Pakistani pilots are trained to handle any emergency.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Unfortunate incident hopefully the pilot makes full recovery and the machine is repaired

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

Most of our crashes are occurring in the North where proper maintenance, repair and inspection facilities are not available.

 

[Christopher]

In the life of an Air Force such crash do happen.
Its sad we have lost a machine but Thanks to Our Lord human life was not lost.

 

[nomi007]

Is it repairable or just written off.

may be cost of repairing is too high