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Bihar: In an unfortunate incident, two trainee pilots sustained injuries after a small aircraft of the Indian Army landed on a field in Bihar’s Gaya district on Tuesday morning moments after it took off. According to officials, the microlight aircraft of the Army’s Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) landed on the field in Paharpur around 9.15 am.
“During the training session, the aircraft experienced a malfunction and caused a loud sound. Eventually, it landed on a field,” a police officer said. Two trainee pilots were on board and they sustained minor injuries, he added.
A helicopter of the Indian Army's Officers' Training Academy in #Bihar's #Gaya, with two pilots on board, crashed on Tuesday. The pilots, including a female, survived with minor injuries. pic.twitter.com/7kilpEGPyQ
— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) March 5, 2024
Further, Gaya’s SSP Ashish Bharti said police swiftly rushed the spot after receiving information about the incident.
IAF fighter jet crashed near Kalaikunda Air Base in Bengal
Earlier in February this year, a fighter jet crashed in the Diasa area during the training of the Air Force at Kalaikunda Air Base in Bengal’s West Midnapur district.
Two pilots aboard the plane came out safely with the help of parachute. At around 3:35 pm on 13 February, the war plane fell in a paddy field. An atmosphere of panic was seen in the area after the plane crashed.
The plane crashed in the civilian area near the Kalaikunda Air Force Station between 4 pm and 5 pm while returning from the training sortie.
The official said there was no fatality or damage to civilian property in the accident. The plane had taken off from Air Force Station Kalaikunda, which is mainly used as a training base.
