ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309330
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| Date: | 18-MAR-2023 |
| Time: | c. 15:20 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA40 CS Diamond Star |
| Owner/operator: | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) |
| Registration: | VT-FGL |
| MSN: | 40.1024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bhakkutola-Kosmara hill, near Kirnapur, Balaghat -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Gondia Airport (GDB/VAGD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Diamond DA40 CS Diamond Star crashed in adverse weather conditions at the Bhakkutola-Kosmara hill, near Kirnapur, Balaghat.
The Flight Instructor and student pilot both died and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Sources:
https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/delhi/bharat/trainee-plane-crash-in-balaghat-pilot-abd-co-pilot-dead/na20230318183456479479341
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bhopal-news/trainee-female-pilot-instructor-killed-in-plane-crash-in-mp-s-balaghat-101679146847551.html
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/trainer-aircraft-crashes-in-madhya-pradeshs-balaghat-district-two-pilots-missing-8505284/
https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C4D16AQGgm99U7Vph3Q/profile-displaybackgroundimage-shrink_350_1400/0/1661257263288?e=1684368000&v=beta&t=MP-oudy7qdx2X7tjaRd_l6AAdHACHozcrSRHyL_NxqM (photo)
Media:
#Watch | Pilot & co-pilot killed after a training aircraft crashed in MP’s Balaghat forest.#MadhyaPradesh #MPNews pic.twitter.com/zkO3u3CiUC
— Free Press Madhya Pradesh (@FreePressMP) March 18, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2023 16:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Mar-2023 16:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2023 18:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2023 07:22 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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