Plane crash at Hyderabad Air Show Photos


A Navy plane crashed at an international aviation exhibition on Wednesday. Unconfirmed reports say the plane hit a building in a residential area near Begumpet airport in Hyderabad.

The crash is suspected to have caused interminate damage to life and property, although there was no immediate information on the condition of the pilot or where the plane had crashed.

Unconfirmed reports say the plane hit a building in a residential area near Begumpet airport in Hyderabad.

While earlier TV reports, said the pilot of the aircraft managed to eject safely, the Hyderabad police chief has said the pilot had ejected but may not have survived the fall.

Witnesses said they heard a loud boom, after which the plane went down. A thick cloud of smoke rose to the sky near the Begumpet airport following the accident.

The plane was part of a three aircraft of the Sagar Pawan, Indian Navy's Goa-based Aerobatic team which was seen to be coming out of a Y-formation at the time of the mishap. Two of the planes landed back safely while thick plumes of smoke were seen at the location where the third plane is thought to have hit ground.