Udupi: A trainee pilot from Udupi district, Abhishek Pujari, was among two pilots killed after a twin-engine training aircraft crashed near the Ganga Barrage in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh ,Thursday.
The aircraft took off around 11.30am and crashed about 20 minutes later. Stay updated with the latest Mangaluru news.
Abhishek, originally from Kadeberke in Kanajaru village within Hiriyadka police limits in Udupi district, had been undergoing pilot training in Kanpur for the past two-and-a-half years, according to Udupi police. The four-seater aircraft operated by Garg Aviation Training Centre crashed in a field near Nathupurwa village while returning to its training facility. Kanpur police identified the deceased as instructor Sachin Bhatia, resident of Gujarat, and trainee pilot Abhishek Pujari from Karnataka. Family members have travelled to Kanpur following the incident to complete the formalities. Further legal procedures are under way. Here are more Raksha Bandhan wishes , Bhadra kaal and Shubh Muhurat from The Times of India. Download the TOI App.
His father, Prabhakar Poojary, and mother, Shashikala Poojary, reside in Mumbai. Abhishek would visit his maternal uncle Jeevan Kumar’s residence at Kadeberke with his family from time to time.