A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed today morning in Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan.
The aircraft had got airborne for a routine operational training sortie from the Air Force Station at Suratgarh. Soon thereafter, the pilot experienced an onboard emergency, following which he attempted to recover the aircraft as per existing procedures.
Having failed to do so, he initiated an ejection, sustaining minor injuries in the process. The pilot was recovered from about 25 kilometres North East of Suratgarh base.
The aircraft wreckage fell on a house , unfortunately leading to the loss of three lives.
A Court of Inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident.
Source Courtesy: https://indianexpress.com/
