Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Training Aircraft Crashes Near Ganga in Kanpur; Death Toll Disputed
A small training airplane crashed in a field near the Ganga River in Kanpur.
The crash happened on Thursday afternoon.
People on the plane were learning or working as pilots.
News reports disagree about whether one or two people died.
One report described the people aboard as a trainee and an instructor.
Another report called them the pilot and co-pilot.
Officials do not yet know exactly why the plane crashed.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed sympathy for the families.
A twin-engine training aircraft crashed in a field near the Ganga in Natthupurwa village, Kanpur, on Thursday afternoon.
One report said a trainee and instructor were aboard and that one person died, but did not identify the victim.
Another report said both the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash.
The cause remains unknown, although officials in one report said the aircraft lost control.
Authorities are investigating the aircraft’s departure point and responding agencies rushed to the site.
- Who
- The aircraft carried people described in reports as a trainee and instructor, or as a pilot and co-pilot; the reported death toll differs.
- What
- A twin-engine training aircraft crashed, with reports stating that either one or both occupants died.
- When
- Thursday afternoon; the exact date was not provided.
- Where
- A field in Natthupurwa village near the banks of the Ganga River in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The cause is not known; one report said officials believed the aircraft lost control.
Initial casualty report
Later casualty report
Number of deaths
Initial casualty report
The initial report said one of the two people aboard was killed, but the victim’s identity had not been confirmed.
Later casualty report
A later report said both the pilot and co-pilot died in the crash.
Occupants’ roles
Initial casualty report
The aircraft was described as carrying a trainee and an instructor.
Later casualty report
The occupants were described as a pilot and a co-pilot.
- Aircraft
- Twin-engine training aircraft
- Location
- Natthupurwa village, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Crash site
- A field near the banks of the Ganga River
- Reported casualties
- Reports differ between one death and two deaths
- People aboard
- Described variously as a trainee and instructor, or pilot and co-pilot
- Cause
- Not yet determined; one report cited loss of control
- Investigation
- Officials are checking where the aircraft took off from
