{"id":17756,"date":"2026-01-22T07:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/?p=17756"},"modified":"2026-01-22T07:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:54:24","slug":"iaf-microlite-aircraft-force-lands-near-prayagraj-both-pilots-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/iaf-microlite-aircraft-force-lands-near-prayagraj-both-pilots-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"IAF Microlite Aircraft Force-Lands Near Prayagraj, Both Pilots Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>UP, 21 Jan 2026:<\/strong> An Indian Air Force (IAF) training aircraft crashed into a pond in Prayagraj on Wednesday afternoon. Both pilots onboard the two-seater aircraft are safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">According to an official statement issued by the Indian Air Force, a Microlite aircraft was undertaking a routine training sortie from Air Force Station Bamrauli near Prayagraj at around 12:15 hrs on January 21, 2026, when it experienced a technical malfunction. The aircraft was safely force-landed in an uninhabited area, ensuring that there was no damage to civilian life or property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3853.png\" class=\"wp-image-17755\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3853.png 743w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3853-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/aguli.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_3853-150x96.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Indian Air Force\/X.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">The IAF confirmed that both pilots on board are safe. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the exact cause of the technical malfunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">The incident did not result in any collateral damage, and authorities are investigating the matter as per standard procedures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indian Air Force Microlite training aircraft experienced a technical malfunction during a routine sortie from Air Force Station Bamrauli near Prayagraj on January 21, 2026. The aircraft was safely force-landed in an uninhabited area, preventing any damage to civilian life or property. Both pilots onboard are safe. The Indian Air Force has ordered a Court of Inquiry to determine the cause of the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":17753,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[4486,4485,4484,4483,4487,4488,4489,4490],"ppma_author":[1174],"class_list":{"0":"post-17756","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-air-force-station-bamrauli","9":"tag-aircraft-force-landing","10":"tag-defence-news","11":"tag-iaf-microlite-aircraft","12":"tag-iaf-training-sortie","13":"tag-indian-air-force","14":"tag-prayagraj","15":"tag-uttar-pradesh"},"authors":[{"term_id":1174,"user_id":33,"is_guest":0,"slug":"kamaljamatia","display_name":"kamal jamatia","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/564a074770eb17d36f3af441d462b8a2a809599748f74220740b1d3b52879fcf?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Faguli.in%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F07%2FPHOTO-2023-09-14-08-30-32-3.jpg&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17756"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17757,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17756\/revisions\/17757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17756"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=17756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}