Trainer Aircraft Crash: Two Pilots Injured in Guna District

Two pilots sustained injuries after a Cessna 152 trainer aircraft from a private aviation academy crashed in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district. The crash, possibly due to engine failure, occurred after the plane had been airborne for 40 minutes. Both pilots are currently hospitalized but out of danger.

Two pilots were injured when a trainer aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed at an airstrip in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on Sunday, a police official said.

The two-seater Cessna 152 plane reportedly encountered engine failure and crashed at around 1.30 pm after being airborne for 40 minutes, according to Guna Cantt police station in-charge Dileep Rajoria.

The injured pilots were quickly admitted to a local hospital and are out of danger. The plane had arrived in Guna a few days earlier for testing and maintenance, the official added.