Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Twin-Engine Training Aircraft Crashes in Kanpur, Killing Two Pilots
A small training plane crashed into farm fields near a village in Kanpur.
Two people inside the plane died.
Police described them as an instructor pilot and a trainee pilot, although the headline called both trainee pilots.
Villagers gathered after hearing the crash.
Police and rescuers removed the pilots from the damaged aircraft.
One pilot was taken to a hospital but later died.
Investigators will examine the plane, flight records, and training procedures.
Officials said the exact cause is not known yet.
A twin-engine, four-seat training aircraft crashed in agricultural fields near Natthupurwa village in Kanpur’s Kati area on Thursday afternoon.
Police said an instructor pilot and a trainee pilot were killed; the report’s headline described both victims as trainee pilots.
One pilot was taken to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital, also known as Hallett Hospital, but later died.
Police launched rescue operations and began investigating the circumstances and exact cause of the crash.
The accident has renewed scrutiny of safety measures and training operations at the Kanpur flying facility.
- Who
- An instructor pilot and a trainee pilot were killed, according to police; the headline described both victims as trainee pilots.
- What
- A twin-engine, four-seat training aircraft crashed, killing both people aboard.
- When
- Thursday afternoon, August 27, 2026.
- Where
- Agricultural fields near Natthupurwa village in the Kati area of Kanpur.
- Why
- The cause is not yet known and is being investigated.
- Aircraft
- Twin-engine, four-seat training aircraft
- Deaths
- Two pilots
- Crash site
- Agricultural fields near Natthupurwa village, Kanpur
- Rescue response
- Police reached the site and removed both pilots from the wreckage
- Hospital
- Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital, popularly known as Hallett Hospital
- Investigation
- Authorities are examining the aircraft, flight records, training procedures, and technical aspects
- Related safety incidents
- Kanpur previously saw a pilot-training propeller accident in June and a reported runway close call in 2022