PAF JF-17 Crashes Near Pindi Gheb - Pilot Safe

[Abbas Ali]

A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft on a routine training mission has crashed near Makyal, Pindi Gheb.

Pilot ejected safely.

A board of inquiry has been formed to ascertain the cause of crash.

The crash did not cause any loss of life or property on the ground.

Abbas

[arshad.altaf]

Things don't look very good with PAF aircrafts or their systems it seems. This is probably the 4th or 5th such incident within this year ie 2020.

[Abbas Ali]

The aircraft was PAF No. 14 "Tail Choppers" Squadron JF-17 Thunder. The squadron is based at PAF Base Minhas, Kamra, Attock.


Tail section of the crashed JF-17.

PAF AgustaWestland AW139 Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter at the scene.



Abbas

[AP-BGL]

JF-17 registration 17-241.

[Abbas Ali]

Old photo of PAF JF-17 Thunder (aircraft serial number 17-241) with No. 14 "Tail Choppers" Squadron markings.

https://falcons.pk/photo/JF-17-Thunder/2434

Abbas

[Hassan777]

Was it block 1 or block 2?

[Abbas Ali]

^ Block 2.

Block 1 JF-17 aircraft serial numbers have -100 series suffix.

Block 2 JF-17 aircraft serial numbers have -200 series suffix.

Serial number of JF-17 crashed today 17-241.

Abbas

[Salman Haider]

Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder, Reg: 17-241- Photo by Zohaib Malik

[Abbas Ali]

PAF No. 14 "Tail Choppers" Squadron JF-17 Thunder aircraft serial number 17-241 had also participated in Virtual Air Tattoo (https://www.airtattoo.com/virtual) held on July 18 & 19 this year.





Abbas