PAF trainer aircraft crashes near Mardan

PAF forms a board of inquiry to investigate the crash

MARDAN:

A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft crashed near Mardan in ​​Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday during a routine training mission.

According to a statement from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), a high-level board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the crash.

The PAF did not specify the pilot's condition. 

نوشہرہ کے علاقہ گنڈیری میرہ میں پی اے ایف کا تربتی طیارہ گر کر تباہ ایک پائلٹ شہید ہے pic.twitter.com/Kj7Jbgfdz7

— Abdur Rahman (@ACamraman) September 22, 2021

Earlier on August 6, another PAF aircraft crashed near Attock during a routine training mission.

"Both pilots ejected successfully. No loss of life or property has been reported on the ground," said a statement from the air force.

A board of Inquiry was ordered to investigate the cause of the accident.

Last year in September, a PAF aircraft crashed near the Pindigheb area of Attock district during a routine flight.

Earlier in February of the same year, a PAF Mirage aircraft crashed near Shorkot in Punjab. The aircraft was on a routine operational training mission at the time of the incident, said a statement released by the PAF.