The pilot and co-pilot of a two-seater IAF microlight aircraft and farmers in a sugarcane field of Baghpat district had a miraculous escape when no one was hurt as the aircraft crashed into the fields on Friday
The ML-130 aircraft had taken off from the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad as part of a drill for Air Force Day on Oct 8 when it crashed in Rajhaud village of Baghpat around 10am
The pilot and co-pilot had ejected with the help of parachutes moments before the aircraft hit a peepal tree before nose-diving into the ground
Baghpat district magistrate Rishirendra Kumar said barring the nose of the aircraft there were no other major damages TNS
