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Mini aircraft crashes in Karnataka's Vijayapura, pilot and passenger eject on time
- Authorities say a Cessna 172 from Redbird Flying Training Academy made a forced landing near Mangaluru village on February 8, 2026, with two aboard, including Captain Kunal Malhotra and Goutham Sankar PR.
- The aircraft was en route from Kalaburagi to Belagavi when it developed trouble, with police suspecting an engine failure or fuel issue triggered the forced landing.
- Eyewitnesses described the plane nose-diving and overturning between 2.30 pm and 2.40 pm, as the two occupants ejected before impact, Babaleshwar witnesses said.
- Both occupants were hospitalised and reported stable, and authorities confirmed no deaths; Babaleshwar Police cordoned the wreckage and launched a preliminary probe without registering an FIR.
- With the DGCA stepping in, investigators will probe upkeep and operational standards as DGCA investigators from Hyderabad arrive to lead the technical probe into Redbird.
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Karnataka: Private charter plane crashes after engine failure in Vijayapura district
A Redbird Aviation private training aircraft (charter plane) met with disaster on Sunday (February 8) when it crash-landed in Vijayapura district of Karnataka. The incident took place in Mangaluru village of Babaleshwar taluk where the light plane, carrying just two individuals, a captain and a trainee pilot, was en route from Kalaburagi to Belagavi on what promised to be a routine training hop. But mid-journey, a crippling engine malfunction st…
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