Kanpur, August 27 (TNA) A four-seater twin-engine training aircraft crashed into a खेत near Natha Purwa village on Thursday around 11:50 am, killing the instructor and the trainee on board, police said. The aircraft had taken off from Garg Aviation Training Centre before going down in the Gwaltoli police station area.
Police identified the deceased as instructor Sachin Bhatia, a resident of Gujarat, and trainee Abhishek Pujari, from Karnataka. Officials said the plane was on a training flight when the crash occurred, triggering panic in the village and prompting villagers to rush to the site.
Soon after the accident, police and administrative officers reached the spot and cordoned off the area to keep people away from the wreckage. Fire and emergency teams also joined the rescue and relief operation.
Kanpur Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal said the incident has been reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which will carry out a technical and detailed investigation into the crash. The exact cause of the accident is still not known.
-- Avanish Kumar
-- Avanish Kumar