A two-seater microlite aircraft of the Indian Air Force was on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) “force landed” in an uninhabited area in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj after it experienced a technical malfunction, the IAF said.
Both the pilots who were onboard the aircraft are safe, officials said.
In a post on X, the IAF also said a Court of Inquiry has been ordered by it to ascertain the cause of the incident.
A microlite aircraft is a small aircraft generally used for training, bird recce and survey purposes.
The aircraft met with an accident while it was on a routine sortie. The recovery system was initiated, and “both the pilots are safe”. The aircraft was recovered from an open area away from the main city, they said.
