Bangkok (dpa) - A Thai Air Force PC-9 trainer plane crashed Thursday, killing the two pilots on board.

The single-engine two-seater crashed into the runway at Air Force training base in Khampaeng Saen district of Nakorn Pathom province, 60 kilometres north-west of Bangkok, at about 8:50 am, radio reports said.

Eyewitnesses said the plane's engine stopped in mid-air while making a descent for a practice landing. The aircraft burst into flames after crashing, killing both the trainer and trainee pilots.

Thailand bought 36 Pilatus PC-9 aircraft in 1991. The Swiss-made trainer planes are also used by the Royal Australian Air Force and Saudi Arabian Air Force.

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