TELANGANA, India: Two pilots were killed when an Indian Air Force (IAF) trainer plane crashed on Monday morning in Ravelli, the village of Toopran in the Medak district of Telangana.
An official release from the Indian Air Force Headquarters in New Delhi confirmed that two pilots got killed. The statement said, “The aircraft, a Pilatus PC-7 Mark II trainer aircraft, met with an accident this morning during a routine training sortie from Air Force Academy, Hyderabad. It is with deep regret that lAF confirms that both the pilots on board have sustained fatal injuries.”
The officials from the Toopran police said that the incident happened around 9:30 a.m., and the officials from the Dundigal Airforce Academy reached the location for an assessment of the situation.
“It went up in flames within seconds of the crash in an isolated area here around 38 kilometers away from Dundigal Airforce Academy,” said the official.
“No damage to any civil life or property has been reported. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident,” said the officials from the IAF.
Swiss manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft manufactures the turboprop trainer Pilatus PC-7 Mark ll.
