Trainee pilot critically injured in Kanpur flying school accident

A trainee pilot suffered critical injuries after a terrifying propeller strike during a night flight at a Kanpur flying school. The incident, which happened late Friday at Chakeri Airport, involved a twin-engine training aircraft. Aviation authori...

A woman trainee pilot was critically injured after being struck by the spinning propeller of a training aircraft during a night training session at a flying school in Kanpur.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded the aircraft and ordered an investigation into the incident. The accident occurred around 11.15 pm on Friday at Chakeri Airport, where Garg Aviation's twin-engine Tecnam P2006T was being used for a night instructional flight.
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