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| Date: | Tuesday 5 August 2014 |
| Time: | 14:47 LT |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bisD |
| Owner/operator: | Croatian Air Force |
| Registration: | 121 |
| MSN: | 75021145 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Donja Lomnica near Velika Gorica -
 Croatia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ZAD/LDZD |
| ZAG/LDZA |
The pilot of the MiG-21bis was successfully ejected from the aircraft at 650ft and landed by parachute after the aircraft became unmanageable due to an engine fire and primary and secondary hydraulic systems failures. It crashed near Donja Lomnica, 2 miles from Zagreb Pleso airport.
Flight International states aircraft was 122
Sources:
https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/avion-je-bio-potpuno-neupravljiv-jedino-sam-gledao-da-izbjegnem-kuce-954210
https://www.jutarnji.hr/Fotogalerije/pilot-koji-je-upravljao-mig-om-odrzao-konferenciju/3017360/
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/croatian-mig-21-pilot-survives-two-in-flight-emergencies-402651/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2014 18:36 | BRC | Added |
| 09-Aug-2014 18:36 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 14-Aug-2014 06:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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