Trainer aircraft crashes in Gujarat's Amreli, pilot killed: Police
A trainer aircraft crashed in Gujarat's Amreli on Tuesday, resulting in the death of the pilot, police said.
A trainer aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed in a residential area in Gujarat's Amreli district on Tuesday, resulting in the death of a trainee pilot, a police official said.
According to PTI, the plane fell on a tree before crashing into an open plot and catching fire.
The aircraft crash-landed into a residential area in the Giriya Road area of Amreli town at around 12:30 pm due to unknown reasons, said Amreli Superintendent of Police, Sanjay Kharat.
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The pilot was flying solo. The aircraft had taken off from the Amreli airport, he added.
After it crashed near the Shastri Nagar area, the plane caught fire and was engulfed in flames, said Kharat.
"After taking off from the Amreli airport with a male trainee pilot, the trainer aircraft of an aviation academy, which operates from the airport, crashed into a residential area. The trainee pilot, who was flying solo, died in the crash while the aircraft was gutted in flames. No one else was injured in the accident," said Kharat.
The SP said local police have started the process to lodge a case of accidental death and an investigation to find out the exact cause of the crash.
Four teams of the local fire brigade rushed to Shastrinagar upon learning about the plane crash and resultant fire in the aircraft, said fire officer SC Gadhvi.
"Though the plane crashed into a residential area, no one else was injured because it first fell on a tree and then crashed into an open plot. The fire was eventually controlled by our teams," he said.
