April 2, 1987 MFI-17 (78-5)067
During rehearsals for the air display marking the passing out ceremony of P-28 Course, Major Ahmed Bilal Qureshi lost control during inverted flight. The nose of the MFI-17 started dropping and despite the mobile officer guiding the pilot to push the stick forward the aircraft could not be controlled. It subsequently crashed and caught fire.
December 14, 1987 Bell 206 1834
While participating in 1 Corps’ Exercise Thunder Bolt the helicopter crashed in poor visibility. Captain Nadeem Ullah and Hav Fareed had taken off from Kharian and the helicopter was going to be an exhibit at Sambrial for visit of President of Pakistan.
January 10, 1988 MFI-17 84-5124
Lt Col Saleem Razza along with Major Arif were carrying out a simulated force landing at Faisal, when the engine failed to respond after he opened power. With the low altitude, low airspeed, banked attitude of the aircraft, poor light conditions and non availability of landing area the situation was pretty serious. The aircraft stalled, then dropped, bounced, crashed and caught fire.
February 24, 1988 Alouette III 1953
During a operational mission in Dansum Sector the pilot, Major Ijaz Haider Zaidi, with co-pilot Captain Waqar Hussain Baig, experienced a loss of power after reaching 200-300ft (60-90m). Unfortunately the auto-rotation (landing with no engine) was not successful due to the high altitude and the helicopter crashed. Crew Chief Havildar Riasat Khan survived.
July 31, 1988 Puma 1406
Lt Col Sajid Islam and Major Khalid Akhtar Minhas departed Gilgit for Skardu. After 30 minutes No 2 engine failed and the pilot decided to land immediately, close to Basha village, 18 miles (25km) west of Skardu. With a single engine he could not stop the fast rate of descent and the helicopter crashed, caught fire and was completely destroyed. All six on board, the two pilots and Sub Mohammad Rafique, Hav Laiqat Ali, Hav Abdul Haq and Hav Muhammad Yousaf were killed.
January 18, 1989 MFI-17 (88-5)156
Captain Hamid Sarwar of 1 Army Aviation Squadron died in the crash while carrying out an air test. An engine malfunction forced the pilot to turn back when he was at 400ft (122m). The aircraft crashed short of Mangla and was completely destroyed.
May 7, 1989 MFI-17 88-5173
Captain Shahid Irshad departed Sialkot air strip for Rahwali with passenger Captain Muhammad Akhter next to him. When 6 miles (9.5kms) north east of Rahwali the pilot descended the aircraft to undertake unauthorised low level flying. The cause of crash is likely to have been a partial power loss/intermittent engine response when one of the plugs in the engine was found dead and a fuel line clogged.
May 24, 1989 MFI-17 76-518
Captain Tasawar Hussain Hamayun of 11 Aviation Squadron was killed when he crashed his aircraft during an unauthorised manoeuvre over his native village, Thao Hamayun.
December 23, 1989 MFI-17 (83-5)112
Captain Syed Raza Ali and Captain Amir Yasin of 9 Army Aviation Squadron were flying their Mushshak from Rafiqui to Peshawar. A low cloud base over Kohat saw the pilots try to detour around the cloud but crashed into hills.
March 5, 1990 SA315 Lama 2685
Capt Abdul Qayyum and Capt Kamal Masood, along with technicians Nk Bahadur Khan and Nk Sultan Ahmed, were all killed when the Lama crashed while departing Qasim. The likely cause of the damage is the failure of the right mounting bolt of tail rotor gear box.
July 17, 1990 MFI-17 (81-5)111
Captain Waqar Ahmed along with student pilot Captain Zaighum Abbas Jafri were killed when their Mushshak crashed while practicing an aerobatic display for the graduation ceremony of the P-31 Class, on July 26, 1990. In the process of completing a third consecutive aileron roll at Gujrat airfield the aircraft brushed a tree top and impacted the ground while inverted. After impact the aircraft bounced in the air, turned upright caught fire and came to a complete stop after hitting telegraph wires.
November 28, 1991 MFI-17 (89-5)182
Captain Naveed Khan carried out an unauthorised low level manoeuvre over Islamabad. Unfortunately he lost control of the aircraft, which crashed, claiming his life.
January 9, 1992 MFI-17 (88-5)161
Major Muhammad Naveed was flying from Lahore to Okara, when eight miles (13kms) from Okara he hit a tree some 35ft (10m) high in poor visibility. After impact it hit high tension wires and he was electrocuted.
March 21, 1992 Lama 2673
Major Syed Tahir Ali and Captain Muhammad Nawaz landed their Lama at Arif Post at some 19,300ft (5,880m). The helicopter remained on the pad for 20-30 seconds but then lost grip because of the soft snow under the skids. The main rotors struck the mountains and the helicopter entered into an uncontrolled right spiral descent accompanied by a snow avalanche. Both pilots died of their injuries.
June 17, 1992 MFI-17 (86-5)157
Captain Shahid Rehman Tariq flew an unauthorised manoeuvre at critically low speed near Gujrat when he lost control and the aircraft crashed.
August 1, 1992 SA 315 Lama 2692
Major Khalid Sohail Sultan and Major Babar Ramzan, along with Brigadier Masood Naveed, were carrying out reconnaissance of AOR. The helicopter was hit by a missile fired by the Indian Army and crashed in Chulung area. The occupants were awarded Sitara-e-Jurat posthumously on March 23, 1993.
September 2, 1992 MFI-17 (79-5)071
Major Rashid Mansoor and Major Safdar Jahanzeb were flying their Mushsak for an artillery shoot. While returning from Tilla Ranges back to Qasim the aircraft crashed at Taraki Hills due to inclement weather.
April 24, 1993 AB 205 352
The helicopter hit the ground in the Rahwali training area after wrong techniques were adopted during manoeuvres. The helicopter sustained major damage, with Captain Nasir Hussain Bangash and Captain Raja Shahid both losing their lives.
September 14, 1994 MFI-17 (79-5)086
During an unauthorised manoeuvre, Captain Waqar Saeed crashed his aircraft. He had taken the aircraft down to a low altitude, after which he executed three low level steep turns, the last being tighter in radius and steeper in bank than the previous turns. During the last turn, the aircraft flipped over and spun into the ground.
March 4, 1998 Alouette III 1490
Lt Colonel Nayyer, along with three maintenance personnel, departed Qasim for Mangla. However the helicopter entered poor visibility and crashed near Sohawa. All four were killed.
June 10, 1999 Mi-17 58611
While returning from the Gultari operational area after a fire fighting mission, the Russian helicopter crashed near Satpara Valley. All eleven on board including the five aviators, Major Muhammad Hanif, Captain Muhammad Uzair, Hav Muhammad Shabbir Assi, Hav Bashir Ahmed and Nk Naseer Ahmed lost their lives. It is thought low clouds over the Deosai Plains blocked all exit routes from the valley and left them no chance of finding a diversion airfield.
July 1, 1999 MFI-17 (95-5)368
During the first leg of a training and navigation mission from Rahwali to Multan the aircraft experienced an engine malfunction. Major Ahmed Waseem Bukhari and Captain Kanwar Rashid elected to force land at Qadir Pur Rawan, some 12 miles (20km) northeast of Multan. However the aircraft hit the ground and both died.
October 31, 1999 MFI-17 (79-5)086
Captain Shahid Nisar Aulakh and Captain Masood Ullah Baig were carrying out rehearsals in their aircraft in Rahwali for the graduation ceremony of Class P40. On their third practice the MFI-17’s dive angle was shallower, resulting in less speed than required for aileron roll. The nose was pitched higher than needed so the speed dropped and the aircraft went into a spin. Owing to the low altitude, the aircraft could not recover and crashed.
April 24, 2003 Mi-17 58614
Major Imtiaz Ahmed and Major Syed Nadeem Ali departed Chillum for Minimerg with eight barrels of oil and nine passengers on board. Across Burzii Pass they encountered bad weather and the helicopter went into a ‘white-out’ conditions. The pilot decided to turn around but unfortunately hit a snow covered ridge. The helicopter crashed and caught fire with loss of all on board including two technicians, Hav Muhammad Nawaz and Muhammad Naseem.
June 29, 2004 Mi-17 United Nations
Njk Muhammad Amir, a qualified airframe technician was killed when a United Nations Mi-17 crashed in Sierre Leone.
October 15, 2005 Mi-17 ‘58153’ (58513?)
Lt Col Ahmed Ali Shah and Captain Abdur Rahim had been participating in relief and rescue operations in the earthquake affected areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. While offloading supplies at Sher Camp, the crew, which also comprised N/Sub Muhammad Saleem and Hav Jahanzeb, noticed a build up of bad weather and decided to abandon their other drop offs and return to Bagh. Immediately after take off they encountered low clouds, rain and thunder activity with almost zero visibility. While trying to avoid the weather the helicopter hit a mountain ridge approximately 1 mile (1.5km) northwest of Sher Camp. All the crew were killed.
June 21, 2006 Bell 412 786-210
During Operation Al Mizan, the pilot diverted from his original route to fly over Baran Dam while flying through a dry nullah and the skids touched the water twice. The third time the helicopter went into a nose down attitude. The cyclic was pulled excessively aft, the main rotor flexed down and cut the tail boom. The helicopter crashed with loss of all three on board – Captain Faisal Khan, Captain Khan Shams Naveed Iqbal and L/Nk Ikram Ullah.
February 6, 2008 Bell 412 786-201
During an Operation Al Mizan mission near Dargai (SWA) with GOC 9 Division Major General Javed Sultan, Brigadier Saeed Ahmed, Brigadier Muhammad Afzal Cheema on board, the helicopter crashed. Pilots Lt Col Umer Farooq and Captain Shehzad Aslam were flying the Bell 412 on an recce sortie over the AOR when it crashed a few minutes after take off.
August 13, 2008 MFI-17 (95-5)372
Captain Muhammad Bilal was on a training mission when he encountered bad weather. The pilot tried to avert the situation by flying on instruments but due to heavy mist and fog he got disorientated and the aircraft crashed near Bahawalpur.
July 3, 2009 Mi-17 58635
Captain Sohail Abbas and Capt Kurram Shahzad were on a mission moving troops in support of Operation Al Mizan from Parachanar to Peshawar. During the second mission of the day the helicopter was engaged by miscreants and their anti-aircraft guns. The helicopter crashed 15.7 miles (25 km) south west of Peshawar with all 42 occupants killed. It included the two pilots and technicians Hav Hazrat Hussain, Hav Ali Asghar and Hav Asif Rashid.
October 24, 2009 Mi-17 58639
Major Hamayan Jehanzeb and Captain Masoudullah Baig were flying on a logistics mission from Khar to Nawa Pass supporting Op Al Mizan. While at Nawa Pass helipad the helicopter came under rocket attack by the miscreants. The pilot took off immediately but the helicopter caught fire so the pilot decided to force land. Unfortunately the helicopter crashed and caught fire. The three on board, which also included NK Nadeem Khan, were lost.
February 10, 2010 AH-1F 786-034
Major Muddassar Razzaq and Captain Asim Karim were detailed to engage miscreants in Terah Valley with two Bell 412s in support of Op Al Mizan. The helicopter was hit by rockets fired by the miscreants and crashed into Terah Valley (Khyber Agency). Both pilots died.
February 23, 2010 Mi-8MTV 58504
Major Kafeel Ahmed and Captain Rizwan Sohail were flying on a night training mission at Ghazi airfield, Tarbela. During the second circuit the crew encountered a technical problem and crashed. Flight Engineer Hav Masood ur Rahman suffered critical injuries and died.
April 8, 2010 MFI-17 (86-5)147
Capt Abdul Rashid Hakeem encountered a technical malfunction after taking off from Peshawar. He tried to land the aircraft and while trying to avoid a built up area the MFI-17 crashed in Naghuman area near Charsada.
September 12, 2010 MFI-17 (80-5)095
Captain Kamran Ikram Khan was killed when he crashed during a solo flying training mission. The aircraft lost control and crashed at Rasul Nagar.
December 22, 2010 MFI-17 (95-5)363
Captain Muhammad Zahoor ul Haq was flying his Mushshak with Hav Maqsood Ahmed alongside from Zhob to Quetta-Khalid on a navigation mission in a formation of three MFI-17s. About eight miles (13km) south east of Muslim Bagh the aircraft hit a mountain and caught fire, due to heavy winds.
May 23, 2012 S-300 ?
Instructor Pilot Major Zahid Bari and student pilot Captain Irfan Ahmed of Rotary Course 13 (and ex 34 Frontier Force Regiment) were detailed for flying in their Schweizer S-300. While on their sortie, radio contact was lost and after a search the helicopter was found ditched in the River Chanab. The body of Captain Irfan was recovered on May 28 and Major Zahid, who had been honoured the Tamgha-e-Basalat medal, was recovered on May 31, 2012.
July 11, 2012 Mi-8MTV 58508
The Mi-8MTV was on a test flight from Skardu when it crashed. The pilots, Major Amir Azam and Major Shuaib, plus crew Hav Abdul Waheed, Hav Zeeshan Haider and Nk Muhammad Imran, were killed, although there was one survivor.
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