A trainee aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed into a pond in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district on Wednesday.
The aircraft is said to have been on a routine training flight when it crashed. Both pilots were rescued safely by emergency teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) that reached the site near the airport, officials told a national daily.
Wg Cdr Debartho Dhar, PRO and spokesperson (defence), Prayagraj Region, said the incident involved a two-seater microlight training aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
“Both the IAF officers on board the aircraft have been rescued and are fine,” he said.
The aircraft had taken off earlier from Air Force Station Bamrauli in Prayagraj and developed a technical issue mid-flight, which forced it to make an emergency parachute landing at the site at 12.07 pm, Wg Cdr Dhar said.
While further details regarding the cause of the crash, the exact location of the incident, and the condition of those on board are awaited, eyewitnesses say the small propeller plane appeared to have lost control before diving into the pond.
Thick black smoke could be seen rising from the wreckage, even as officials secured the scene for investigation.
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