A pilot and two students were killed after their trainer aircraft crashed in central China on Monday (January 13).

The aftermath video shows the remains of the crashed plane on Jianzhu Mountain in Changyang Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei Province.

A man can be heard saying: " I saw one person."

According to reports, the trainer aircraft belonged to Hainan Aviation Academy and its wings were frozen when it was flying from Yichang city to Enshi city.

The plane then decided to fly back to Yichang, but it suddenly lost contact with the control tower when it was returning.

A local villager said he heard the unusual noise from the plane when it flew over his house roof, followed by a loud explosion.

Rescuers found the remains on Jianzhu Mountain area. Two people were found in the plane and one was thrown out. All three of them were killed.

1月13日，从官方渠道证实，13日中午时分，一架海南航校教练机失联，机上有一飞行教练员及两名学员，3人均已遇难。失联地点疑为宜昌长阳火烧坪一带。

官方介绍，13日中午，一架海南航校教练机在从宜昌飞往湖北恩施的途中疑因遇机翼结冰，便往宜昌方向返航。中午时分，飞机与地面突然失去联系，失联地点宜昌市长阳县火烧坪乡一带。

据了解，当时机上有三人，一名教练员及两名学员。目前，长阳县一名副县长带领消防，公安等救援力量正赶往现场救援。


1月13日中午，据湖北机场集团空管站消息：海南航校训练飞机载1名教练员及2名学员，执行训练飞行任务。在返航过程中与塔台失去联系，怀疑在湖北长阳县资丘、火烧坪一带失事。

15:20许，该训练飞机在长阳检珠山一带被搜救人员发现，机舱内2人、另1人被抛出机外，3人均已无生命体征。事故未造成地面人员伤亡及财产损失。相关处置工作正在有序进行。

据了解，火烧坪乡位于长阳中西部，全乡平均海拔1800米，素有“长阳的西藏”之称。资丘与火烧坪相邻。