{
  "id": 3701226,
  "title": "Two pilots killed in Kanpur after four-seater training aircraft crashes in open field",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/two-pilots-killed-in-kanpur-after-four-seater-training-aircraft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:56:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/two-pilots-killed-in-kanpur-after-four-seater-training-aircraft-crashes-in-open-field-11787816545907.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two pilots were killed in a plane crash in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday. The aircraft, a twin-engine four-seater training plane, crashed in an open field near Natha Purva village on the banks of the Ganges.\n\nThe pilots who died were identified as Abhishek Pujari, a resident of Karnataka, and Sachin Bhatia, a resident of Gujarat, who was the instructor, according to Free Press Journal.\n\nUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the families of the pilots killed in the accident, as reported by NDTV and NDTV - India News.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Pilot killed, another injured as training aircraft crashes in Kanpur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/pilot-killed-another-injured-as-training-aircraft-crashes-in-kanpur",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:49:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Training aircraft crashes near Ganga Barrage in Kanpur; pilot killed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/training-aircraft-crashes-near-ganga-barrage-in-kanpur-pilot-killed",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:59:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Plane crashes near Ganga in UP’s Kanpur, 1 dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/plane-crashes-near-ganga-in-ups-kanpur-1-dead",
        "published": "2026-08-27T07:11:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Pilot and instructor killed as training aircraft crashes in Kanpur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/pilot-and-instructor-killed-as-training-aircraft-crashes-in-kanpur",
        "published": "2026-08-27T09:10:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}