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Monday, June 8, 2020

2 pilots killed after trainer aircraft crashes in Odisha's Dhenkanal.

2 pilots killed after trainer aircraft crashes in Odisha's Dhenkanal.

Captain Sanjib Kumar Jha from Bihar and Anis Fatima, a trainee pilot from Tamil Nadu, were killed after the aircraft crashed at Birasal Airstrip under Kankadahad police station limits


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The two-seater aircraft crashed at the Government Aviation Training InstituteThe deceased have been identified as Captain Sanjib Kumar Jha from Bihar and Anis Fatima, a trainee pilot from Tamil NaduSenior police and district officials have reached the spot
Bhubaneswar: A captain and a trainee pilot lost their lives on Monday after a trainer aircraft crashed in the Dhenkanal district of Odisha.

The deceased have been identified as Captain Sanjib Kumar Jha from Bihar and Anis Fatima, a trainee pilot from Tamil Nadu.

The two-seater aircraft crashed at the Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI) at Birasala under Kankadahad police station limits today morning, Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Dhenkanal, BK Nayak said.

The two were rushed to a nearby hospital in Kamakhyanagar but were declared dead by the doctors, Nayak said, PTI reported.

Senior police and district officials have reached the spot to take stock of the situation and a probe into the accident would be initiated.

Though the actual cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained, officials said that the accident might have occurred due to a technical glitch. Their bodies have been sent for postmortem.

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