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| Date: | Monday 8 December 2025 |
| Time: | c. 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Tecnam P-Mentor |
| Owner/operator: | Redbird Flight Training Academy |
| Registration: | VT-RFO |
| MSN: | 1093 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Suktara Airfield |
| Suktara Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Tecnam P-Mentor, VT-RFO, hit powerlines and crashed in Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. Both trainer and trainee pilot were injured and were taken to a hospital.
The aircraft was attempting a forced landing following a reported loss of engine power.
Sources:
https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/training-aircraft-crash-madhya-pradesh-pilot-trainee-rescued-w1da4jkv
https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1300269
https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2025/12/08/bom37-mp-2ndldplane-crash.html
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/trainee-aircraft-hits-power-line-crashes-in-madhya-pradesh-2-injured-9774417/amp/1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2025 17:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Dec-2025 17:52 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2025 18:16 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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