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Karnataka: IAF Kiran trainer aircraft crash near Chamrajnagar district, both pilots safe

Karnataka: Indian Air Force kiran training aircraft crashed near Bogapura village in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. The aircraft crashed and fell in the field and caught fire. The fire brigade team reached the spot and brought the fire under control. Both the pilots are safe in this accident. Both the pilots had ejected themselves before the aircraft crashed.

By Priyanka Verma 
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Karnataka: Indian Air Force kiran training aircraft crashed near Bogapura village in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. The aircraft crashed and fell in the field and caught fire. The fire brigade team reached the spot and brought the fire under control. Both the pilots are safe in this accident. Both the pilots had ejected themselves before the aircraft crashed.

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Confirming the incident, an Indian Air Force official said that an Air Force training aircraft has crashed today. In this, both the pilots including the female pilot are safe. Court of Inquiry has been ordered to find out the cause of the accident.

The Indian Air Force tweeted that a Kiran trainer aircraft of the Air Force has crashed in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The plane had taken off for a routine flight. Both the pilots are safe in this accident. He had ejected before the plane crashed. Court of Inquiry has been ordered to know the reasons why this accident happened.

Different videos of this incident have also surfaced, in which it can be seen that the aircraft has fallen in the field after being cashed. Where many farmers and villagers are standing around the plane. Apart from this, according to the information, the fire brigade personnel immediately reached the spot and are using water to extinguish the fire.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation had ordered a detailed inquiry into the emergency landing of a training aircraft in Belagavi, Karnataka. A two-seater training aircraft belonging to Redbird Aviation made an emergency landing near Sambra airport on Tuesday.

Emergency landing was called due to technical fault during the flight. Both the pilots have received minor injuries. He has been taken to the Air Force Hospital for treatment.

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