An army helicopter crashed during a test flight in Skardu on Wednesday, killing five people on board, the military said. The MI-17 helicopter came down on the runway of the airport in the northwestern city. “According to initial report, five persons, including a pilot, embraced martyrdom”, in the crash, the military said in a statement. It added three others, including a pilot, were injured. The MI-17 chopper was on a test flight when the incident took place around 5pm in.