Baramati, May 13 -- A training aircraft crashed in Maharashtra's Baramati on Wednesday morning.

According to preliminary reports, the aircraft went down near Gojubavi village during a routine training sortie. Fortunately, the pilot escaped without any injury.

Officials said the aircraft belonged to a private flight training academy operating in the Baramati region, which is known for pilot training activities.

Initial information suggests that the aircraft may have developed a technical problem before making a hard landing or crashing into an agricultural field near the runway area. Local villagers rushed to the spot immediately after hearing a loud noise from the aircraft.

Police and aviation authorities reached the accident site soon ...