Archive · 30 Aug 2026
DGCA Flagged Tecnam Safety Issues Weeks Before Fatal Kanpur Crash
India’s aviation regulator had raised safety concerns about Tecnam airplanes weeks before a fatal crash in Kanpur.
The crash killed a flight instructor and a student pilot.
A senior pilot trainer said the concerns applied to two kinds of Tecnam airplanes.
These were single-engine and multi-engine aircraft.
The trainer also said some earlier incidents were not clearly shown in available records.
The trainer mentioned an accident in Bhiwani in 2022.
The later investigation into that accident was said to point to difficulties in operating Tecnam aircraft.
The available report does not provide a response from Tecnam or further details about the Kanpur crash.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation reportedly flagged Tecnam aircraft safety issues weeks before the Kanpur crash.
The crash killed an instructor and a trainee pilot.
A senior pilot trainer said concerns involved both single-engine and multi-engine Tecnam aircraft.
The trainer claimed some aircraft incidents were not clearly reflected in available records.
The trainer cited the 2022 Bhiwani accident and subsequent Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau findings as indicating difficulties operating Tecnam aircraft.
- Who
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, a senior pilot trainer, an instructor, and a trainee pilot are identified.
- What
- Safety concerns about Tecnam aircraft were reportedly flagged weeks before a Kanpur crash that killed an instructor and trainee pilot.
- When
- The concerns were flagged weeks before the Kanpur crash; the cited Bhiwani accident occurred in 2022.
- Where
- The fatal crash occurred in Kanpur, while the earlier accident occurred in Bhiwani.
- Why
- The concerns related to the operation and safety of single-engine and multi-engine Tecnam aircraft.
- Aircraft manufacturer
- Tecnam
- Regulator
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
- Crash location
- Kanpur
- Fatalities
- One instructor and one trainee pilot
- Aircraft types mentioned
- Single-engine and multi-engine Tecnam aircraft
- Earlier accident cited
- Bhiwani accident in 2022
- Investigation body
- Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)