Trainer Aircraft Crash-Lands in Kasganj, UP; Trainee Pilot Injured, DGCA Investigates
A Chetak Aviation Cessna 152 trainer aircraft crash-landed in a field near an under-construction highway in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, during a solo training flight on June 29. The female trainee pilot, the sole occupant, sustained injuries; reports on her condition vary from stable to critical. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and local authorities have launched an investigation into the cause, with technical malfunction suspected. Emergency responders and police secured the site amid local crowd gatherings.