An Indian Air Force trainer aircraft crashed in Bahupet village in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Wednesday, PTI reported. The pilot sustained injuries to his leg and is being treated at a hospital.
A defence public relations officer said a court of inquiry has been ordered into the matter. The pilot, identified as Yogesh from Uttar Pradesh, ejected to safety before the aircraft Kiran Mk-II was engulfed in flames, The New Indian Express reported. He was on a routine training mission, the official said.
Other trainer aircraft incidents
On November 21, a trainer aircraft crashed in the fields in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy. The Cessna aircraft belonged to the Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy in Hyderabad.
In September 2017, a trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Keesara village near Hyderabad, PTI reported. There were no casualties.
In October 2017, the metal door of a Telangana State Aviation Academy aircraft fell out and crashed on the terrace of a house in a dense residential area in Secunderabad. No one was hurt.
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