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Trainer Aircraft Hits Power Line, Crashes Near Suktara Airstrip in Madhya Pradesh

Officials say a tripped 33 kV line cut local power, likely averting a bigger accident.

Overview

  • A Redward Aviation trainer struck a 33 kV overhead line while landing near fields in Amagon at about 6:25 pm local time.
  • The impact snapped the line, and the aircraft crashed roughly 2 kilometres from the Suktara airstrip on the Seoni–Nagpur National Highway 44.
  • Pilot Ajit Chavda and another occupant were rescued by power-utility staff, villagers and police, and were taken to a private hospital in Barapathar where both were reported out of danger.
  • Officials said the power line tripped, disrupting local electricity supply and limiting the risk of a more serious electrical incident.
  • Eyewitnesses reported the underside of the aircraft struck lines feeding from the Badalpar substation as it descended to land.