Technical fault: Two pilots die in army aviation plane crash

The plane developed some technical fault just after take-off.


Our Correspondent April 09, 2014
File photo of a training plane of Pakistan Army crashing. PHOTO: ONLINE

GUJRANWALA:


Two pilots of the Army Aviation on Tuesday lost their lives as their trainer aircraft crashed in Gujranwala’s cantonment area at about 11:00 am minutes after taking off.


It is learnt that two pilots – Major Ali and Captain Shujaat – were onboard the Mashaq aircraft, which developed some technical fault just after leaving the ground. Due to the error, the plane lost its balance and, crashing close to a residential area near the airbase, broke into two pieces and caught fire.

The intelligence and other teams immediately arrived to the scene, cordoned off the area and started the rescue activities. Soon it was confirmed that both the pilots had embraced martyrdom. They both hailed from Rawalpindi.

The funeral prayers of the martyred pilots were offered in the polo ground in Cantt. Later their bodies were sent to their native area, where they were buried with military honours.

A probe has been initiated to find the cause of the accident. It may be recalled that a trainer helicopter also had to land in emergency near Rahwali Sugar Mills a few months back. Both the pilots were injured in that incident.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 9th, 2014.

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