ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305572
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| Date: | Thursday 5 January 2023 |
| Time: | c. 23:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Falcon Aviation Academy |
| Registration: | VT-PTF |
| MSN: | 15285924 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dumri Village, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh -
 India
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chorhata Airstrip |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 152 crashed after it hit the dome of a temple in Dumri Village, near Chorhata Airstrip, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.
The instructor died in the crash and the trainee pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.ptcnews.tv/nation/aircraft-crashes-into-temple-in-madhya-pradeshs-rewa-one-pilot-dead-716297
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/jan/06/pilot-dead-as-trainer-aircraft-crashes-into-temple-inmadhya-pradeshs-rewa-2535285.html
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/aircraft-crashes-into-temple-in-madhya-pradeshs-rewa-1-pilot-dead20230106101119/
History of this aircraft
Ex C-FSEZ, N95560
Media:
A Cessna 152 (VT-PTF) of Falcon Aviation Academy is crashed yesterday night after it crashed into a temple in Rewa district, India during the training. Sadly
— 𝙍𝙖𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙣 (@RaghavanO7) January 6, 2023
a senior pilot Instructor Capt Vimal Kumar died while trainee was injured badly.
RIP🙏 @AviationSafety #aviation pic.twitter.com/7WklmyhOTX
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