Trainer aircraft crashes near Mastung

Quetta:A trainer aircraft of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in Mastung and its pilot embraced martyrdom.

According to levies sources, a F-7 PG aircraft was on its training mission when it crashed in an open field at Kudkhuca, an area some 20 miles away from Mastung.

Spokesman of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) confirmed the incident and said that pilot of the aircraft Flight Lieutenant Muhammad Tahir Akbar embraced martyrdom. Soon after the incident, personnel of Frontier Corps (FC), Levies and PAF reached the site. Personnel of PAF took into custody the debris of crashed aircraft.

According to spokesman of PAF, a board of Inquiry has been ordered by PAF Headquarter to determine the cause of accident.

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