Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Kanpur Plane Crash Probe Finds Flight Monitoring Gaps
A training airplane crashed near Kanpur on August 27.
Two people were aboard, and both died.
The plane was practicing emergency procedures when it crashed.
It made one normal radio call but did not send a distress message.
Investigators found that the flying school did not properly keep records of the plane’s flight-data checks.
The plane had Garmin equipment that recorded some flight information, but it had no voice recorder or digital flight-data recorder.
Investigators are studying the engines, weather, wreckage, and recovered data.
They have not yet said what caused the crash.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said Garg Aviation lacked records and a standard procedure for monitoring flight data.
A Tecnam P2006T carrying an instructor and trainee crashed near Kanpur’s Ganga Barrage on August 27, killing both occupants.
The aircraft made an “Ops Normal” call but sent no further communication or distress call before the crash.
The aircraft had no cockpit voice recorder or digital flight data recorder, though damaged Garmin data units were recovered for analysis.
The preliminary report did not determine the crash cause; weather conditions and engine evidence remain under investigation.
- Who
- A deputy chief flight instructor and a trainee pilot aboard a Garg Aviation Tecnam P2006T died; the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is investigating.
- What
- The aircraft crashed during a training flight involving abnormal and emergency procedures and manoeuvres.
- When
- August 27; the aircraft took off at about 11:11 am and stopped responding after a 11:25 am radio call.
- Where
- Near the Ganga Barrage area in Kanpur, after departing from Kanpur’s Civil Aerodrome.
- Why
- The cause has not been established; the investigation is examining flight data, engines, weather, wreckage, and operational records.
- Aircraft
- Tecnam P2006T, registration VT-NBV
- Occupants
- A 39-year-old instructor and a 28-year-old trainee pilot; both died
- Last communication
- An “Ops Normal” call at approximately 11:25 am, followed by no response
- Flight-data equipment
- Garmin G950 units were recovered and their data card was downloaded for analysis
- Missing recorders
- The aircraft had no cockpit voice recorder or digital flight data recorder
- Weather
- Reports recorded mist, rain, low clouds, thunderstorms, cumulonimbus clouds, and periods of poor visibility
- Recommendation
- The DGCA was asked to enforce flight-data monitoring requirements and issue detailed guidelines