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| Date: | Friday 15 August 2025 |
| Time: | c. 10:15 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-171E |
| Owner/operator: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PK) Government |
| Registration: | AP-BIL |
| MSN: | 171E00586073508U |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -
 Pakistan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Peshawar-Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW/OPPS) |
| Khar-Boys Scout Helipad | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI Pakistan |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PK) Government Mi-171E helicopter crashed while being flown to the Salarzai village area to support flood-relief operations. All five people on board died in the crash.
The helicopter departed at 10:08.
At approximately 10 NM from the departure airport, while changing over from Peshawar Tower to Cherat North frequency, the pilot requested to maintain 2,500 ft due to clouds. Upon establishing contact, Cherat Approach North instructed the aircraft to establish two-way communication with Khushal Control.
No formal changeover to Khushal Control occurred.
The helicopter impacted mountainous terrain at an elevation of 3194 ft AMSL, 19.6 NM north of PEW.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://pakobserver.net/kp-government-helicopter-reported-missing-amid-flood-crisis/
https://www.samaa.tv/2087337850-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-rescue-helicopter-crashes-in-bajaur-killing-5
https://x.com/OSPSF/status/1956325785272570104
https://x.com/K24English/status/1956338750738374837
Images:
Photo: Asuspine
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2025 12:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Aug-2025 12:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 12:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 12:29 | SignorPignolini | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 12:32 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 13:44 | SignorPignolini | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 13:45 | ASN | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 13:54 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 18:38 | SignorPignolini | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 19:18 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 19:33 | TB | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 15-Aug-2025 19:35 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 16-Aug-2025 06:22 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 17-Aug-2025 08:46 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 18-Aug-2025 06:18 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 26-Sep-2025 14:40 | ASN | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 26-Sep-2025 14:44 | ASN | Updated [Nature, Category, ] |
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