Pilot killed, trainee hurt as training aircraft crashes
Indo-Asian News Services
Jalgaon (Maharashtra): The pilot was killed and the woman trainee was injured when a brand-new training aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed in a field near Chopda village of Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district on Friday, officials said.
The incident occurred around 4 p.m., when the light training aircraft suddenly came crashing down, killing the pilot instantly and injuring the flying trainee, while horrified villagers informed the local police and district authorities, who rushed there led by local Tehsildar Anil Gavit.
The victims have been identified as pilot-instructor Noorul Ameen, 28, hailing from Bengaluru, and trainee-pilot Anshika Gurjar, 22, who is a residential student from Khatgaon in Madhya Pradesh, and has reportedly suffered multiple fractures in the crash, but is stated to be “out of danger”.