IAF trainer aircraft meets with accident in Prayagraj, crew safe

In Uttar Pradesh, a two-seater microlite aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident in Prayagraj on Wednesday, defence sources said. Both the pilot and the other crew member who were onboard the aircraft are safe, they said. Although it was initially suspected to be a crash, officials later informed that the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing after a technical issue developed mid-flight.The aircraft had taken off earlier from Air Force Station Bamrauli in Prayagraj and developed a technical issue mid-flight, which forced it to make an emergency parachute landing at the site at 12.07 pm.

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh: An Army microlight aircraft crashed into a pond behind KP Ground pic.twitter.com/6eJ8jrEfeS

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In an official statement posted on X, the Indian Air Force said that a microlite aircraft is a small aircraft generally used for training, bird recce and survey purposes.In an official statement posted on X, the Indian Air Force said that a microlight aircraft was safely force-landed in an uninhabited area and that a court of inquiry had been ordered into the incident.