QUETTA: A Pakistan Army Mushshak training aircraft met with an accident, resulting in the martyrdom of two army officers, ARY News reported, citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
According to the ISPR, the Mushshak training aircraft of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta due to a technical fault.
Both pilots, Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun (Instructor Pilot) and Captain Abdul Samad (Student Pilot) embraced Shahadat in the unfortunate crash.
Earlier in 2022, two pilots of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) embraced martyrdom after a trainer aircraft crashed near Peshawar during a routine training mission on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the PAF spokesperson.
The spokesperson said that while both the pilots sustained fatal injuries, no loss of life or property was reported on the ground.
“A board of inquiry has been constituted by the Air Headquarters to determine the cause of the incident,” he added.