A pilot and co-pilot were injured after a training aircraft crashed during a training session near Gojubavi village in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Sunday. According to the police, the aircraft – with two people on board – crashed while it was making a landing around 6:40 am.
The injured persons have been taken to the hospital for treatment, the police said.
The aircraft belonged to Redbird Flight Training Academy.
“Red Bird Academy Tecnam aircraft VT-RBT made an emergency landing near Baramati airfield. The instructor and trainee both are safe. Further investigation underway,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said, as quoted by news agency ANI.
Further details are awaited.
In a similar incident on Thursday, another training aircraft of the same training academy crashed near Katfal village in Pune – leaving the pilot and co-pilot injured. According to the police, the incident took place around 5 pm and the injured persons were rushed to the hospital.
While a team of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) visited the crash site on Friday, the cause of it is not yet known.
Source: Hindustan Times
