Notify PAF Aircraft Crashes

[fatman17]

but we need to soldier on and accept that attrition is a possibility on any platform

universal truth.

 

[Nishan_101]

If UAE has tried their best to join the French or taken TOT in 1990s for the production of Mirage-2000 in AUE then it will be great for them. Like they would produce it in the three blocks and about 50-60 planes in every five years.

 

[r1MM0n]

Five people, including a pilot and a co-pilot, were killed when a helicopter crashed near the Skardu airport on Wednesday, Express News reported.

Express News correspondent Muhammad Afzal reported that the helicopter was on a routine flight when it caught fire near the Skardu airport.

According to ISPR, the helicopter was an MI-17 of the Pakistan Aviation and was on its test flight.

The helicopter was completely damaged in the crash.

According to initial reports, the pilot tried landing the helicopter at the nearest airbase, but it crash after catching fire.

Five killed in helicopter crash near Skardu airport – The Express Tribune

 

[Jango]

test flight???

Why would a Mi-17 be on a tst flight near Skardu?

or was their some new high altitude system installed?

May the deceased be granted jannah.

 

[alibaz]

SKARDU: An army aviation helicopter has crashed near Skardu Airport in Gilgit-Baltistan, Geo News reported.

At least five people including the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash. The helicopter was returning from Gayari when it crashed due to a technical fault.

According to the ISPR, the helicopter was an MI-17 and was on its test flight.

 

[Blackpearl]

This is a paradox, a helo cannot be on a mission and also on a test flight. Either it was comming back from Gayari sector or it has taken off from Army Aviation Base at Sakardu.
Usually, whenever there is a test flight, minimum crew is taken on board, only essential persons required to complete the test flight, MI-17 crew is basically 4 persons, Pilot, CoPilot, Flight Engineer(who sits between the pilot and copilot, but little back in the cockpit), and then there is fourth person known as crew chief, who basically is present in the cabin and works as Load Master also. Who was the fifth person who died in the crash.
However, if the aircraft was comming back from Gayari, and not on a test flight, then it may explain the presence of the fifth person.
5 Army Aviation Squadron operates Ecureiuls and Hips, but their maintenance base is a t Dhamial, so it is not the case that for any maintenance, the helo will fly all the way to Dhamial from Sakardu, smaller repairs are always done on site (at Squadron's own maintenence echelon), and off course, test flight may be done at squadron level.

 

[fatman17]

PK helso assets are so over-worked, its no surprise that this unfortunate accident has happened. God Bless the Shaheeds!

 

[Blackpearl]

The casualty figures are : 5 killed and 3 Injured

Five soldiers die in Skardu chopper crash - thenews.com.pk

It was certainly not a test flight, with 8 persons on board, rather, most likely, aircraft was comming back from some kind of mission.

 

[Jango]

The heli is almost upside down, maybe some engine failure or loss of power. Weather seems clear enough.

There is a Major who is critically injured, maybe one of the crew. lets pray for him that he stays alive.

 

[Last Hope]

PK helso assets are so over-worked, its no surprise that this unfortunate accident has happened. God Bless the Shaheeds!

This unit had come from US after maintenance and modifications and was on it's test flight to/from Gyari as some media reports say. Possibility are, it maybe equipped for the recovery operation in some way but it didn't quite work out. This was first flight after returning from USA if I am not wrong.

 

[Jango]

This unit had come from US after maintenance and modifications and was on it's test flight to/from Gyari as some media reports say. Possibility are, it maybe equipped for the recovery operation in some way but it didn't quite work out. This was first flight after returning from USA if I am not wrong.

Mi17 maintenance in US?? Very very unlikely and improbable.

Some add ons on the heli might be a possibility, but surely they would have been on the exterior rather than in the engines or transmission. (if they were for a rescue effort)

Maybe some new fuel formulas or power problem(it was after takeoff), sudden wind, anything is a possibility at this stage.

 

[Donatello]

Mi17 maintenance in US?? Very very unlikely and improbable.

Some add ons on the heli might be a possibility, but surely they would have been on the exterior rather than in the engines or transmission. (if they were for a rescue effort)

Maybe some new fuel formulas or power problem(it was after takeoff), sudden wind, anything is a possibility at this stage.

I think the helicopter was given by USA. USA does maintain a fleet of Mi17s, and i think some years back they gave Pakistan some of them.

 

[Jango]

I think the helicopter was given by USA. USA does maintain a fleet of Mi17s, and i think some years back they gave Pakistan some of them.

Yes, they do have some Mi-17's.

but the point that Last Hope made was that the heli went for repair to US.

 

[Last Hope]

Yes, they do have some Mi-17's.

but the point that Last Hope made was that the heli went for repair to US.

What I said was, this unit was under it's first flight after some techinical work which included modificationof the helicopter.

 

[BATMAN]

Don't be surprised when, Blk-52 start falling on their first mission.