Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed today after a trainer aircraft crashed in Telangana’s Medak district. A probe has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
The aircraft had taken off from Air Force Academy (AFA) at Hyderabad for a routine training sortie when the accident occurred, Air Force said. A trainer and a trainee pilot were inside the aircraft when it crashed, and both of them have died.
The Pilatus PC 7 Mk II aircraft is a single-engine aircraft, on which IAF pilots undergo basic training. The Air Force has ordered a court of inquiry to find out the cause of the accident.
