A trainer aircraft crashed and caught fire in Amreli's residential area in Gujarat on Tuesday, killing one pilot, local police said. The accident occurred around 12:30 PM near Giriya Road.
According to Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kharat, the pilot was flying solo.
A trainer aircraft crashed and caught fire in Amreli's residential area in Gujarat on Tuesday, killing one pilot, local police said. The accident occurred around 12:30 PM near Giriya Road.
According to Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kharat, the pilot was flying solo. A Delhi-based aviation academy offers pilot training from the Amreli airport, he told PTI.
The aircraft belonged to a private aviation academy .
"After taking off from the Amreli airport with a male trainee pilot, the trainer aircraft of an aviation academy, which operates from the airport, crashed into a residential area. The trainee pilot, who was flying solo, died in the crash while the aircraft was gutted in flames. No one else was injured in the accident," said Kharat.
The aircraft took flight from the Amreli airport and crashed near Shastri Nagar area. The aircraft reportedly fell on a tree before crashing and going up in flames.
The reason of the crash is unknown, and investigation is underway. The police will file a case for accidental death. No other injuries were reported.
"Though the plane crashed into a residential area, no one else was injured because it first fell on a tree and then crashed into an open plot. The fire was eventually brought under control by our teams" he said.
Fire officer S.C. Gadhvi said that four teams of local fire brigade rushed to Shastri Nagar upon learning about the plane crash.