ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233194
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| Date: | Monday 24 February 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud |
| Owner/operator: | National Cadet Corps |
| Registration: | W-3936 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Patiala -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Patiala Airport (VIPL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud crashed under unknown circumstances.
Both occupants were seriously injured. One of them, a wing commander died later of his injuries.
Sources:
https://www.ptcnews.tv/patiala-ncc-training-aircraft-crash-wing-commander-student-injured-en/
https://globalpunjabtv.net/ncc-training-aircraft-crashes-in-patiala-1-dead
http://dailyworld.in/ncc-training-aircraft-crashed/
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/pilot-killed-in-patiala-plane-crash-46679
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/ncc-acquires-two-twin-seater-training-aircraft-for-its-cadets/articleshow/62530818.cms
Media:
Wing Commander JS Cheema killed in a NCC aircraft crash in Patiala earlier today. pic.twitter.com/KOpotU9Nao
— Man Aman Singh Chhina (@manaman_chhina) February 24, 2020
Very unfortunate accident:
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) February 24, 2020
- NCC microlight aicraft crashes at Patiala soon after take off this afternoon
- Captain GS Cheema declared dead by hospital, Cadet Vipin Yadav of Govt Mahindra College Patiala has got very bad spinal injury.
Prayers 🙏. @DGCAIndia @AviationSafety. pic.twitter.com/XRguwnBOIM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2020 10:23 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Feb-2020 11:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 24-Feb-2020 11:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 24-Feb-2020 15:56 | harro | Updated [Registration, Embed code] |
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