KHAPLU, GILGIT-BALTISTAN: An army aviation helicopter crashed in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region on Monday, killing all five people on board, according to the military and police.
The crash took place around 10 a.m. in the Hudor area of Diamer district. Officials said the MI-17 helicopter developed a technical fault during a training flight and went down while attempting a test landing on a newly proposed helipad.
Emergency services and local residents rushed to the scene but were unable to save those on board.
“On 1 Sep 25, at around 1000 hours, an MI-17 helicopter crash landed near Hudor village approximately 12 kilometers away from Thakdas Cantonment,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. “The helicopter was on routine training flying when it developed technical fault and crashed. As a result, all crew members on board embraced shahadat.”
Details of those killed were provided by ISPR as: Major Atif (Pilot in Command), Major Faisal (Co-pilot), N/Sub Maqbool (Flight Engineer), Hav Jahangir (Crew Chief), and Naik Amir (Crew Chief).
