Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Two Pilots Killed as Training Aircraft Crashes in Kanpur
A small training airplane crashed in a field in Kanpur on Thursday.
Two people were inside the aircraft.
One was an instructor pilot, and the other was a trainee pilot.
Police said both people died.
No one survived the crash.
The airplane had four seats and two engines.
Officials do not yet know why it crashed.
They are investigating what happened before the airplane came down.
A twin-engine, four-seater training aircraft crashed in an open field in Kanpur on Thursday.
An instructor pilot and a trainee pilot were on board.
Police said both pilots were killed and there were no survivors.
The aircraft was being used for a training flight when it crashed.
The cause, aircraft registration, operator, and pilots’ identities had not been released.
- Who
- An instructor pilot and a trainee pilot were on board.
- What
- A twin-engine, four-seater training aircraft crashed, killing both pilots.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- An open field in the Kanpur area.
- Why
- The cause of the crash was not immediately known; authorities were investigating.
- Aircraft
- Twin-engine, four-seater training aircraft
- People aboard
- Two pilots
- Fatalities
- Two
- Survivors
- None
- Location
- An open field in Kanpur
- Flight purpose
- Training
- Cause
- Not immediately known