Rewa: The pilot of a trainer aircraft was killed after it crashed in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district, officials said on Friday. A trainee pilot, who was on board, was injured in the incident that took place at around 11:30 pm on Thursday. His condition was said to be stable. The deceased has been identified as Chief Captain Vimal.
According to sources, the aircraft crashed three km away from Chorhatta airstrip after hitting the dome of a temple and a tree while on a training sortie. The crash probably happened as the aircraft, belonging to a private aviation training academy, tried to land in dense fog at night, officials said.
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Captain Vimal Kumar (50), a resident of Patna, was killed while trainee pilot Sonu Yadav (23), a resident of Jaipur, suffered injuries and was admitted to the government-run Sanjay Gandhi Medical College Hospital, Rewa Collector Manoj Pushp said. Speaking to the media in Bhopal, Home Minister Narottam Mishra said, "An inquiry has been ordered and aviation experts from Mumbai were on their way to the accident spot."
The plane belonged to Falcon Aviation Academy, said Additional Director General of Police KP Venkateshwar Rao. The Cessna trainer plane flew in circles several times before attempting to land in dense fog, he said. No locals were hurt in the crash while the trainee pilot was out of danger, he added.
