IAF plane crashes near Chennai, pilots safe (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) trainer aircraft crashed into a lake near here early Tuesday but both pilots ejected safely, officials said.
The two-seater Kiran trainer aircraft crashed as it was returning to the Tambaram air force station after a routine training sortie.
It then plunged into the Ayyanchery lake a police officer told reporters, adding that the wreckage had been pulled out of the water.
The pilots were rescued after they ejected safely and have been taken to a nearby hospital.
“An inquiry has been ordered to find out what caused the crash,” a defence ministry spokesperson said.
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