{"id":4044,"date":"2026-01-21T09:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/iaf-training-aircraft-crashes-into-pond-in-george-town-pilot-ejects-safely\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:23:20","slug":"iaf-training-aircraft-crashes-into-pond-in-george-town-pilot-ejects-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/iaf-training-aircraft-crashes-into-pond-in-george-town-pilot-ejects-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"IAF Training Aircraft Crashes into Pond in George Town, Pilot Ejects Safely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An <strong>Indian Air Force (IAF) training aircraft<\/strong> crashed into a <strong>pond near KP College ground<\/strong> in the <strong>George Town area<\/strong> here on <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Manish Shandilya<\/strong> said the pilot <strong>ejected safely<\/strong> and there were <strong>no reports of casualties or damage to civilian property<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to officials, the aircraft went down after its <strong>engine developed a sudden technical snag<\/strong> during the training sortie.<\/p>\n<p>The area has been <strong>cordoned off<\/strong> by authorities, and an <strong>investigation has been launched<\/strong> to ascertain the exact cause of the crash, officials added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indian Air Force (IAF) training aircraft crashed into a pond near KP College ground in the George Town area here on Wednesday, officials said. 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