A twin-engine training aircraft crashed in a field near Natthupurwa village.
The June 26 incident occurred after a night instructional sortie on a Tecnam P2006T aircraft, registered VT-NBV. The aircraft type and registration are yet to be officially confirmed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kanpur | Silver Rate in Kanpur | Bank Holidays in Kanpur | Public Holidays in Kanpur | Kanpur AQI | Weather in Kanpur | Petrol Price in Kanpur | Diesel Price in Kanpur | CNG Price in Kanpur | LPG Price in Kanpur Stay updated with the latest Kanpur news.
Emergency teams reached the crash site following the incident. Early indications suggest that the aircraft was a Tecnam P2006T operated by Garg Aviation, which has one such aircraft in its Kanpur fleet. The crash comes two months after a woman cadet pilot from New Delhi was injured after being struck by a running propeller while deboarding a twin-engine training aircraft at Garg Aviation’s Flying Training Organisation (FTO) in Kanpur. The woman pilot suffered injuries to her lower back. Download the TOI App.
KANPUR: One trainee pilot and another instructor pilot were killed after a twin-engine training aircraft crashed in a field near Natthupurwa village, close to Ganga Barrage, in Kanpur on Thursday afternoon.