An Indian naval plane has crashed at an air show in the city of Hyderabad killing both pilots, the navy says.
Footage showed the plane flying in formation before crashing in a densely populated area near the show ground.
A three-storey house was destroyed and other buildings damaged. There is no word yet on any further casualties on the ground.
It is not clear what caused the crash. The Indian Aviation 2010 show opened on Wednesday and will go on until Sunday.
The two-seater Kiran MK-II which crashed was part of a four-plane formation.
"In the final phase, the aircraft appears to have gone out of control. They crashed into a building and the pilots have died," navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told reporters.
The other three aircraft landed safely, the navy said.
An inquiry is being ordered to find out what caused the crash, it added.
Footage showed the plane flying in formation before crashing in a densely populated area near the show ground.
A three-storey house was destroyed and other buildings damaged. There is no word yet on any further casualties on the ground.
It is not clear what caused the crash. The Indian Aviation 2010 show opened on Wednesday and will go on until Sunday.
The two-seater Kiran MK-II which crashed was part of a four-plane formation.
"In the final phase, the aircraft appears to have gone out of control. They crashed into a building and the pilots have died," navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma told reporters.
The other three aircraft landed safely, the navy said.
An inquiry is being ordered to find out what caused the crash, it added.
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