Trainer aircraft crashes in Jalgaon, pilot dead, co-pilot injured

The training aircraft was from NIMS Academy of Aviation of SVKM Board at Shirpur in Dhule district. The deceased pilot is identified as 30-year-old Noorul Amin and injured is Anshika Gujar, 24 years.

Jalgaon: A trainer aircraft crash-landed in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, killing one pilot and injuring another on Friday. The plane has crash-landed on a wooded hillside near Wardi village in Jalgaon's Chopda tehsil at around 3.30 pm. The instructor pilot on the flight was killed and a female trainee was injured in the incident. After the crash, police teams reached the spot to carry out rescue operations.

The crash site is a part of the Satpura mountain ranges, and information was received by authorities around 5:15 pm, police said. "One occupant was declared dead on arrival by hospital authorities, while the second person has sustained injuries," police added.

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The training aircraft was from NIMS Academy of Aviation of SVKM Board at Shirpur in Dhule district. The deceased pilot is identified as 30-year-old Noorul Amin and the injured is Anshika Gujar, 24 years. The plane was on a routine training flight while the accident occurred.

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