Two-Seater Plane Crashes In Madhya Pradesh's Guna, Pilots Injured

The aircraft, Cessna 152, took off from a private aviation academy at an airstrip in Guna district and crashed after flying for around 40 minutes at around 1:30 pm.

The pilots were injured in the crash.

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A two-seater plane of private aviation academy crashed at an airstrip in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district on Sunday. The pilots were injured in the crash, according to the police.  

The aircraft, Cessna 152, took off from a private aviation academy at an airstrip in Guna district and crashed after flying for around 40 minutes at around 1:30 pm.

The plane believed to have crashed due to a potential engine failure after flying for around 40 minutes.

Two pilots on board the plane suffered injuries but were out of danger and have been admitted to a hospital here, Guna Cantt police station in-charge Dileep Rajoria said.

The injured pilots are being treated at a local hospital.

According to PTI report, the aircraft was brought to the airstrip for routine testing and maintenance purposes. The injured pilots, V Chandra Thakur and Nagesh Kumar, were from Hyderabad, the official said, adding that aviation officials will carry out a detailed probe.

Guna tehsildar GS Bairwa said Sha-Shib Flying Academy's manager, Parag Das, informed that the trainee aircraft arrived in Guna some months ago from Karnataka's Belagavi Aviation and Sports Enterprises.