ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139313
Last updated: 20 June 2013
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| Date: | 18-OCT-2011 |
| Time: | 20.30 LT |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |
| Operator: | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Registration: | KB3... |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Lahaul- Spiti in Himachal Pradesh -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Adampur Air Force Station - VIAX |
| Adampur Air Force Station - VIAX |
A Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 fighter of the Indian Air Force 8 Wing crashed into a mountain during a night flying exercise near Lahaul- Spiti in Himachal Pradesh and the fate of the pilot is not known.
Two MiG-29 aircraft of western air command had taken off from Adampur for a night flying exercise at high altitude and during a turn, one of them crashed into a mountain.
Burnt remains of the pilot of the ill-fated MiG-29 fighter aircraft have been found by IAF search teams, 19 days after the plane crashed in Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh.
Sources:
http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=738721
http://s017.radikal.ru/i410/1110/76/2bc9871a252e.jpg
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/HimachalPradesh/Missing-MiG-29-pilot-dead/Article1-765600.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2011 00:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Oct-2011 01:20 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2011 10:25 | krasatpi | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 26-Oct-2011 10:26 | krasatpi | Updated [Registration] |
| 07-Nov-2011 12:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2012 03:57 | marko | Updated [Registration] |
| 05-Apr-2012 23:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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