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Pilot Safe After IAF Pilatus Trainer Crashes Near Chennai

The Air Force has opened a Court of Inquiry to determine the cause following the Thiruporur-area training crash.

Overview

  • The PC-7 Mk II went down around 2:25 p.m. near Thiruporur in Chennai’s Chengalpattu district during a routine training sortie from Tambaram.
  • The lone pilot ejected successfully and was later taken by air ambulance, according to local reports and officials.
  • The IAF reported no injuries to civilians and no damage to property at the crash site.
  • Defence personnel cordoned off the area, with videos showing debris scattered on the ground as investigators began evidence collection.
  • The incident follows several IAF accidents reported earlier in 2025, including a Mirage 2000 crash and multiple Jaguar losses, each under formal inquiry.