AAIB to probe Kanpur trainee aircraft crash that killed trainee pilot, instructor
A team of three officials from the DGCA had departed for the site for necessary regulatory oversight and coordination, the civil aviation regulator said in a statement.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will investigate the crash of a trainee aircraft near Kanpur Civil Airport in Uttar Pradesh, which resulted in the deaths of both the instructor and trainee pilot on board, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). A team of three DGCA officials departed for the scene to conduct necessary regulatory oversight and coordination. The AAIB has been informed and will carry out a thorough investigation into the accident, following the applicable rules.
According to preliminary information, a Tecnam P2006T twin-engine aircraft, registered VT-NBV and operated by Garg Aviation Ltd. in Kanpur, experienced an accident on Thursday afternoon when it was approximately 5 nautical miles from Kanpur Civil Airport, near Ganga Barrage. The deceased were identified as instructor Sachin Bhatia, from Gujarat, and trainee pilot Abhishek Pujari, from Karnataka.
The aircraft took off from the training center around 11:30 am and crashed 20 minutes later while returning. The aircraft was conducting a training flight within the Local Flying Area of Kanpur Civil Airport, with two people on board - the instructor and trainee pilot. Both sustained fatal injuries during the accident.
The DGCA stated that the circumstances and cause of the accident would be determined through the investigation. Notably, Garg Aviation had previously been involved in an incident in June when the DGCA suspended one of its instructors and grounded the aircraft following an injury to a trainee pilot during a night instructional flight at Kanpur.
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