Overview
- The PC-7 Mk II went down around 2:25 pm near the IAF base at Tambaram during a routine training sortie, according to the service.
- The sole pilot ejected and was reported safe, and authorities said no civilian property was damaged.
- The Indian Air Force said a Court of Inquiry has been constituted to establish what led to the accident.
- The PC-7 is the IAF’s basic trainer for new pilots, and Pilatus notes the MKX variant features Martin-Baker ejection seats and a Pratt & Whitney Canada engine.
- Officials have not released any causal findings, and no connection has been drawn to earlier IAF crashes reported this year.