Swiss made Pilatus PC-7 aircraft prepares to take off to display its performance during the Induction Ceremony at Dundigal, 40 kilometers from Hyderabad, India, May 31, 2013. (PHOTO / AP)

NEW DELHI - Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed on Monday after a trainer aircraft that they were on board crashed in the southern Indian state of Telangana, officials said.

According to officials, a Pilatus PC 7 Mk II aircraft carrying an instructor and a trainee pilot had taken off from Air Force Academy (AFA) at Hyderabad for a routine training sortie.

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However, it crashed on Monday morning at Toopran in Medak district, about 55 km north of Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana, killing both pilots on the spot.

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The aircraft went into flames immediately after crashing to the ground.

No damages to civil life or property have been reported, and a court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident, according to an IAF statement.

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Officials said that IAF pilots often undergo basic training on the single-engine Pilatus PC 7 Mk II aircraft.