A Pakistani Navy helicopter crashed in southwest Pakistan killing at least three personnel.
According to a Navy statement, the Westland WS-61 Sea King helicopter with three people on board had apparently suffered a “possible technical fault” on Monday, 4th September.
Video footage of the incident shows the helicopter similarly struggling to stay level before dramatically tipping backwards and dropping to the ground behind the hill tail-first.
The dead included two navy officers and a soldier, a Pakistani Navy spokesman said.
They have been identified only as Pilot Lieutenant Commander Jawad, Assistant Pilot Lieutenant Commander Hamza, and technician Hasnain, according to local media.
The helicopter had been on a training flight in Gwadar, the port city of southwestern Balochistan province.
The Navy spokesman said: “The helicopter crashed during the flight due to a possible technical fault. As a result of the accident, two officers and one jawan (soldier) of the Pakistan Navy lost their lives.”
An inquiry into the accident that happened shortly after takeoff has been ordered, he maintained.
