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Chandigarh girl dies in T’gana plane crash

HYDERABAD:A Cessna plane crashed in the fields of Sultanpur village in Vikarabad district of Telangana, 100 km from the city, at noon today, killing a trainee pilot and her instructor.

Chandigarh girl dies in T’gana plane crash

Parts of the crashed plane in Vikarabad, Telangana.



Tribune News Service

Hyderabad, October 6

A Cessna plane crashed in the fields of Sultanpur village in Vikarabad district of Telangana, 100 km from the city,  at noon today, killing a trainee pilot and her instructor. The plane had taken off from the Begumpet Airport in  Hyderabad.

Trainee pilot Amanpreet Kaur Sidhu belonged to Chandigarh. The instructor, Prakash Vishal, of Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy, hailed from Patna. He was identified from his ID found at the crash site. Later,  academy officials identified both victims.

Additional SP of Vakirabad R Bhaskar said it was raining at the time of the mishap. Reports said the crash occurred after the trainee pilot lost control because of high-speed winds. The plane flipped in the air and crashed, claimed witnesses, who informed the police about the mishap. The SP said the pilots lost radar contact about an hour after takeoff. 

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