{"id":193028,"date":"2026-01-21T15:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=193028"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:21:24","slug":"iaf-aircraft-crashes-into-pond-in-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/01\/21\/iaf-aircraft-crashes-into-pond-in-up.html","title":{"rendered":"IAF aircraft crashes into pond in UP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193029\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/17-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/17-1.jpg 570w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/17-1-323x220.jpg 323w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/17-1-220x150.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi: A two-seater microlite aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed into a pond in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Prayagraj district on Wednesday, with both pilots escaping unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the aircraft, on a routine training sortie, experienced a technical snag in its engine, prompting the pilots to make a controlled landing in the pond near K P College.<\/p>\n<p>The pilots were rescued safely with the help of police, fire brigade personnel, and local residents, with divers playing a crucial role in the rescue operation. Authorities have cordoned off the area, and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>This incident adds to a growing list of aviation emergencies in India. Recently, a Tejas fighter jet crashed at the Dubai Airshow in November 2025, resulting in the pilot&#8217;s death. In 2024, a MiG-29 fighter jet crashed near Agra, and a HAL Tejas crashed in Rajasthan. These incidents highlight concerns about aircraft safety and maintenance in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: A two-seater microlite aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed into a pond in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Prayagraj district on Wednesday, with both pilots escaping unharmed. According to Kashmir Media Service, the aircraft, on a routine training sortie, experienced a technical snag in its engine, prompting the pilots to make a controlled landing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":193029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/17-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":193030,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193028\/revisions\/193030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}