Trainer aircraft of private aviation academy crashes in Gujarat’s Mehsana; woman pilot injured

A woman trainee pilot was injured after a trainer aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed in Gujarat’s Mehsana district on Monday evening, a police official said.

The single-engine aircraft crash-landed into an open field at Ucharpi village near Mehsana town due to some technical reasons, said Inspector of Mehsana taluka police station, DG Badva.

“After taking off from the Mehsana airport with a woman trainee pilot, the trainer aircraft of an aviation academy crashed into a field at Ucharpi. The trainee pilot received minor injuries in the accident. She is undergoing treatment at a hospital,” said the inspector.

Airport as well as aviation authorities were informed about the crash in pursuant of further investigation into the incident, Badva added.