On 5 Oct 2019, a CESSNA 172 R was involved in an aviation accident near Maharashtra, India. One person was killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Not determined. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
A student pilot was killed when their aircraft struck a fence during an approach at an airport in Maharashtra, India.
What happened
On October 5, 2019, at 0628 UTC, a Cessna 172R, registration VT-HRP, was performing an approach at Shirpur Airport in Maharashtra, India. During this phase of flight, the aircraft collided with a fence. The accident resulted in 1 fatality involving the student pilot. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The flight was being conducted under the civil regulations of the Government of India.