A training aircraft operated by Chetak Aviation crash-landed in a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district on Monday while on a solo training sortie from Aligarh, officials said. The trainee pilot escaped unhurt.
The aircraft, bearing registration VT-AFB, was engaged in solo flying when it made a crash landing in a field. The pilot, a woman trainee, is reported to be safe.
The aircraft is operated by Chetak Aviation, a DGCA-approved Flying Training Organisation (FTO) based in Aligarh. The Cessna 152 is a two-seat, single-engine aircraft widely used for ab-initio pilot training.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation into the accident. No other damage or injuries on the ground were reported till the time of going to the print.