Two Trainee Pilots Killed As Cessna Trainer Aircraft Crashes In Telangana’s Vikarabad District

Two trainee pilots were killed when a trainer Cessna aircraft crashed in Vikarabad district near Hyderabad on Sunday (6 October), police said.

The accident occurred in the afternoon when the aircraft crashed during a training sortie in the cotton fields at Sultanpur village, about 100 km from Hyderabad. Both trainee pilots including a woman were killed.

One of the pilots was identified as Prakash Vishal and another as Amanpreet Kaur. vishal was identified through an identification card which was found at the site of the crash.

Both the pilots were students of Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy. The aircraft had taken off from Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad and was on a training sortie. The pilot apparently lost control of the aircraft as it toppled in the air several times before crashing into the fields.

Police rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area. Officials of the aviation academy also rushed to the accident site.

(With inputs from IANS.)