New Delhi, 04 November: The Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet crashed near Agra in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The plane had taken off from Adampur in Punjab and was going to Agra for practice. Before the accident, two people including the pilot of the plane jumped safely, which saved their lives. The Indian Air Force has ordered an investigation to find out the causes of the accident.
The Air Force’s MiG-29 fighter plane took off from Adampur in Punjab this afternoon. There were 2 people including the pilot in the plane, but both the people including the Indian Air Force pilot saved their lives by jumping into the field. The Air Force said in a statement that the system of the MiG-29 aircraft malfunctioned near Agra during a regular training flight today. Before ejecting safely, the pilot controlled the plane so that there was no damage to life and property on the ground.
The statement said that after both the people including the pilot jumped out safely, the fighter plane crashed near Soniga village of Kagaraul in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The plane crashed and fell in empty fields, after which it caught fire. In the pictures of the spot, smoke is seen coming out of the crashed plane and some people are gathered at the spot.
This is not the first time that a MiG-29 fighter plane has been engulfed in flames after crashing. Earlier on September 2, a MiG-29 fighter plane crashed in Barmer, Rajasthan due to a technical fault. The pilot managed to get out safely before the accident. Similarly, a fighter plane on a training mission from the Air Force base in Barmer sector of Rajasthan malfunctioned and caught fire soon after crashing in a field away from the population near Uttarlai in Barmer.
