Trainer aircraft force-lands in Maharashtra, two injured
Friday - December 1, 2017 9:38 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Dhule (Maharashtra) Dec 1 (IANS) The pilot and another person were injured when a trainer Cessna aircraft force-landed in a remote area in Maharashtra s Dhule late on Friday an official said.
According to Dhule Superintendent of Police M. Ramkumar the aircraft was on a flying mission with pilot J.P. Sharma and five others on board.
"Around 8 p.m. it had to make a forced landing in which Sharma and another person have sustained minor injuries. The aircraft has also been substantially damaged in the emergency landing " Ramkumar told IANS.
The aircraft belongs to the "Bombay Flying Club of Dhule" and investigation into the incident including the causes leading to the forced landing is underway.
--IANS
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