NEW DELHI, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- An aircraft of the Indian army with two trainee pilots on board crashed Friday in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, local media reports said.
Both the pilots were found to be safe.
The aircraft belonging to the officers' training academy crashed immediately after take-off in Gaya district, about 100 km south of Patna, the capital city of Bihar.
"The crash took place in the fields adjoining a village under Bodh Gaya block when the pilots tried to make an emergency landing," a local media report quoting Bangajeet Saha, director of Gaya International Airport said. "Both pilots are safe."
Reports said villagers noticed the trainer aircraft falling down and rushed to the spot and pulled the cadets out.
"They were taken away by army personnel who arrived soon afterwards. Debris of the crashed plane was also collected by them," the report said.
Authorities have ordered an inquiry into the crash.
