Synopsis: Two training aircraft crashes on consecutive days close to residential and high-traffic areas in Tamil Nadu have raised public concern. A Cessna 172 and an Indian Air Force Pilatus PC-7 went down on Thursday and Friday respectively. There were no fatalities or injuries, but the back-to-back incidents have prompted scrutiny of training flight safety standards.

Two training aircraft crashes in Tamil Nadu on successive days have unsettled the public, particularly as both incidents took place close to residential areas and zones with heavy traffic.

The afternoon of Thursday, 13 November, saw a Cessna 172 two-seater training aircraft make an emergency landing on the Pudukottai–Tiruchi highway near Ammachathiram village at about 12.45 pm, startling road users and residents.

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