Two dead as small aircraft crashes in Maharashtra

Wednesday, 26 April 2017 16:00

Two people have died after a small aircraft crashed into a river near Gondia in Maharashtra.

It is believed the aircraft was on a training sortie when it went down at around 9.40am local time this morning, 26 April.

The victims of the crash are believed to be Rajan Gupta, a senior instructor, and a trainee pilot named Shivani.

The plane was registered to the National Flying Training Institute, in Gondia, and lost contact with the Mumbai Air Traffic Controller.

Reports have said that the aircraft broke into three and an oil spill was visible in the Wainganga River.

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