Two Chinese students, who were studying at the TransPac Aviation Academy of the US, died in an air crash during their pilot training on Feb 26 (Beijing time), 2011, in Arizona.

The two students, both male, are from Shanghai and Nanjing, Jiangsu province.

A flight instructor also died in the accident, which is under investigation.

In January 2010, a Chinese female pilot student of the academy died in an air crash during training.