Female pilot Injured after plane crashes in India
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A woman trainee pilot was injured after the trainer aircraft she was flying was crashed on Monday evening in Indian Gujarat’s Mehsana district, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
The incident occurred when the single-engine aircraft, which belonged to a private aviation academy, was forced to make a crash-landing in an open field at Ucharpi village, near Mehsana town, PTI reported.
The forced landing was due to some technical reasons, Inspector of Mehsana taluka police station, DG Badva said.
Following the crash, the injured trainee pilot was quickly rushed to a nearby medical facility, where her condition is currently being assessed. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.
"After taking off from the Mehsana airport with a woman trainee pilot, the trainer aircraft of an aviation academy crashed into a field at Ucharpi. The trainee pilot received minor injuries in the accident. She is undergoing treatment at a hospital," the inspector told PTI.
Ucharpi village registrar JM Pathan said that a plane crashed near the river, and the woman pilot was injured in the incident. "In a field in Ucharpi village, a plane crashed near the river. A woman pilot has been injured... Devotees in the nearby temple reached the spot and took her out," he said.