An IAF Pilatus PC-7 trainer aircraft crashed near Tambaram in Chennai during a routine training mission on Friday. The pilot ejected safely, and the Air Force has ordered a Court of Inquiry into the incident

An Indian Air Force aircraft which was on a routine training mission crashed near Tambaram here on Friday afternoon, officials said.

The pilot ejected safely, they said. Read More

"An Indian Air Force aircraft 'Pilatus PC-7', which was on a routine training mission, crashed near Tambaram in Chennai on November 14. The pilot ejected safely," an official release said.

Responding to a query , an official told PTI that the incident occurred around 2 pm.

"A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause," the release added.

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