A female pilot sustained injuries when a plane from a flight training academy crashed at Madhya Pradesh’s Guna aerodrome on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when a trainee aircraft, en route from Neemuch to Dhana, experienced a malfunction, leading to an emergency landing where control was lost, Sub Inspector Chanchal Tiwari from Guna told news agency ANI.
“The trainee pilot sustained injuries and has been admitted to the hospital,” Tiwari added.
#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: After developing a malfunction, a trainee aircraft flying from Neemuch to Dhana made an emergency landing during which it lost control. The trainee pilot sustained injuries and has been admitted to the hospital,” says Sub Inspector, Guna, Chanchal Tiwari. https://t.co/GIXqwDeGVy pic.twitter.com/hmvO50DThy— ANI (@ANI) March 6, 2024
Officials said the incident took place at around 5 pm on Wednesday.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia took to social media to address the incident, stating that the reasons for the accident are under investigation.
“Worrying news has been received about the crash of a trainee aircraft flying on Neemuch-Dhana-Guna sector at Guna Air Strip. The female trainee pilot is undergoing treatment in the hospital. The reasons for the accident are being investigated. I pray to God for the health of the pilot,” Scindia wrote on X.
गुना एयर स्ट्रिप पर नीमच- धाना – गुना सेक्टर पर उड़ान भर रहे एक ट्रेनी विमान के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होने का चिंताजनक समाचार प्राप्त हुआ है। महिला ट्रेनी पायलट का अस्पताल में इलाज चल रहा है। हादसे के कारणों का पता लगाया जा रहा है। ईश्वर से पायलट के स्वस्थ होने की प्रार्थना करता हूँ।— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (मोदी का परिवार) (@JM_Scindia) March 6, 2024
(With inputs form agencies)
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