Agra: A MiG-29 fighter jet crashed into a field near Uttar Pradesh’s Agra during a routine training sortie due to a technical glitch, the Indian Air Force and defence officials said. The pilot ejected himself to safety at the time of the crash.
The plane had taken off from Adampur in Punjab and was on its way to Agra for an exercise when the incident happened.
“A MiG-29 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Agra during a routine training sortie today, after encountering a system malfunction. The pilot manoeuvered the aircraft to ensure no damage to life or property on ground, before ejecting safely. An enquiry has been ordered by the IAF, to ascertain the cause of the accident,” the Indian Air Force said in a statement.
“During a routine night training mission in Barmer sector, an IAF MiG-29 encountered a critical technical snag, forcing the pilot to eject. The pilot is safe and no loss of life or property was reported. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered,” the IAF said in an X post.
Earlier on June 4, IAF’s Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter jet crashed near Shirasgaon village of Niphad tehsil in Maharashtra’s Nashik district. Both the pilot and co-pilot ejected safely.
Following the crash, the aircraft caught fire which was extinguished while some parts of the plane were scattered over a 500-metre radius. Teams of Indian Air Force and HAL’s security and technical wings visited the spot.
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