A trainer aircraft crashed after straying off the runway in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar on Saturday. The only occupant of the aircraft - a trainee pilot - is safe, officials said.
The crash happened this afternoon at Chimes Aviation Academy in Dhana area of Sagar. The aircraft, a Cessna 172, belonged to 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
Rahul Sharma, Chimes Aviation's local administrator, told news agency PTI that the 22-year-old trainee pilot was safe.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informed that an investigative team has been rushed to the spot.
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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