Trainer aircraft crashes in MP's Sagar, no casualties
Sagar(M.P.) /IBNS: A trainer aircraft crashed after deviating from the runway in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar. The only occupant of the aircraft - a trainee pilot - managed to escape unharmed, officials said.
The crash happened Saturday afternoon at Chimes Aviation Academy in the Dhana area of Sagar, media reports said.
The plane was a Cessna 172 and owned by the aviation institute.
#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: A Cessna aircraft strayed off the runway at around 3 pm at Chimes Aviation Academy situated in the Dhana area of Sagar pic.twitter.com/vAQcBZZkSs
— ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2021
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said an investigative team has been sent to the spot to probe the matter.
Just got the news of a crash of a Cessna aircraft (solo flight) that belonged to the Chimes Aviation Academy in Sagar, MP. Fortunately, the trainee is safe. We are rushing an investigation team to the site.
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) July 17, 2021
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