Kanpur aircraft crash: Instructor, trainee pilot killed
Two pilots, an instructor and a trainee, lost their lives when a training aircraft crashed in a field in Kanpur on Thursday. The victims identified as Sachin Bhatia, an instructor from Gujarat, and Abhishek Pujari, a trainee from Karnataka. The duo took off at 11:30 AM from the Garg Aviation Training Center and were returning at 11:50 AM when the crash occurred, approximately 20 minutes after takeoff.
The aircraft, a four-seater, twin-engine Tecnam plane, was en route back to the Garg Aviation Training Center. The instructor had around 3,000 hours of flying experience. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been notified, and their investigative team will scrutinize the incident.
The police have cordoned off the crash site and removed the bodies. An Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) team will conduct a detailed investigation to ascertain the cause of the crash.
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