New Delhi, July 17:
A trainer aircraft has crashed in Dhana area of Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district. The two occupants of the aircraft- the trainer and the trainee- are reportedly safe.
The crash took place on Saturday afternoon while the plane was trying to land on a highway.
The single-engine aircraft is owned by Dhana-based Chimes Aviation Academy.
Responding to the news of the crash, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, “ Just got the news of a crash of a Cessna aircraft (solo flight) that belonged to the Chimes Aviation Academy in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. Fortunately, the trainee is safe. We are rushing an investigation team to the site.”
This is the second time a trainer aircraft has crashed in the last 18 months. In January 2020, another trainer aircraft had crashed on the runway, killing the two occupants.
In 2009, another trainer aircraft had crashed and plunged in Bagri dam on Narmada River.
