An Indian Air Force (IAF) microlight aircraft on Thursday crashed near Majuli river island district of Assam, killing two pilots.

&ldquo;The crash took place at around 12 in the afternoon when the helicopter was on its routine sortie from Jorhat Air Force station,&rdquo; Indian Air Force sources said.

Rescue teams are at the crash site.

An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.

Today around 12 noon a microlight aircraft airborne from Jorhat for a routine sortie crashed.

The wreckage of the plane has been sighted and a court of inquiry ordered ascertain the cause of the accident.

The micro-light aircraft crashed soon after it took off from the Jorhat airbase on a routine sortie around noon

An Indian Air Force (IAF) microlight aircraft on Thursday crashed near Majuli river island district of Assam, killing two pilots. “The crash took place at around 12 in the afternoon when the helicopter was on its routine sortie from Jorhat Air Force station,” Indian Air Force sources said. Rescue teams are at the crash site. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident. Today around 12 noon a microlight aircraft airborne from Jorhat for a routine sortie crashed. The wreckage of the plane has been sighted and a court of inquiry ordered ascertain the cause of the accident.

2 IAF pilots killed in aircraft crash in Assam

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2 IAF pilots killed in aircraft crash in Assam