Trainee aircraft crashes in Pune farm, woman pilot injured
26 Jul 2022 11:19:04
Pune, July 26: A trainee aircraft crashed landed on a farm in Kadbanwadi village of Indapur taluka in Pune district. According to reports, the 22-year-old female trainee pilot, Bhavika Rathod, sustained injuries due to the crash.
"An aircraft of the Indian Army's Officers' Training Academy in Gaya, Bihar today crashed soon after taking off during training. Both the pilots in the aircraft are safe," Army officials had said.
The aircraft reportedly belongs to Carver Aviation, Baramati. Rathod, was on her training sortie when the aircraft crashed. She was immediately rescued by the nearby villagers and provided with first aid. Later she was admitted in Navjeevan Hospital in Shelgaon.
"On July 25, Carver Aviation Cessna 152 aircraft VT-ALI on a solo cross country flight made a crash landing while 15 nm inbound to Baramati Airfield due to suspected power loss," Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) informed.
Further investigation is underway. Earlier in January, an aircraft of the Indian Army's Officers' Training Academy in Bihar's Gaya crashed shortly after take-off. According to the officials, both the pilots in the aircraft were safe.