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| Date: | Friday 1 February 2019 |
| Time: | 10:25 LT |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage 2000TI |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HAL Airport / Hindustan Airport (VOBG), Bangalore, Karnataka -
 India
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bangalore-Hindustan HAL Airport (VOBG) |
| Bangalore-Hindustan HAL Airport (VOBG) |
A Dassault Mirage 2000TI aircraft crashed a few minutes after takeoff from HAL Airport. Both occupants ejected, but neither survived.
The plane was undergoing its acceptance trial by the IAF Aircraft Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) after the "TI" upgrade was carried out.
May 2019 : erratic behaviour of the flight computer could be the reason of the crash.
Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mirage-fighter-aircraft-crashes-at-hal-airport-in-bengaluru/articleshow/67786088.cms
https://www.nst.com.my/world/2019/02/456551/two-indian-fighter-pilots-die-mirage-crash
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/iaf-mirage-aircraft-crashes-at-hal-airport-bengaluru/article26147781.ece
https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-mirage-2000-trainer-fighter-aircraft-crashes-at-hal-airport-in-bengaluru-one-pilot-dead-2714645
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mirage-2000-fighter-jet-crashes-near-hal-airport-bengaluru-96037
https://www.avionslegendaires.net/2019/02/actu/crash-mortel-dun-mirage-2000ti-lors-dun-vol-dessais/
https://www.business-standard.com/article/defence/mirage-probe-puts-spotlight-on-dassault-s-flight-computer-s-behaviour-119052900031_1.html
Location
Media:
The Mirage 2000 that crashed today was freshly upgraded at HAL. The 2 young pilots, both Squadron Leaders, were on an acceptance test sortie. We’ve just received the terribly tragic news that both perished after ejection. pic.twitter.com/iBOLWExqtm
— Livefist (@livefist) February 1, 2019
Fighter jet crashes in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, two pilots dead https://t.co/cLRwrgW2nz by @ismail___s pic.twitter.com/8qHiC8xdGK
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 1, 2019
#Mirage2000 #Dassault- Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage 2000 probe crash puts spotlight on Dassault's flight computer's behaviour.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 29 mai 2019
ASN: https://t.co/9C3IIEIiKs
Press: https://t.co/VCPlLlQOQi
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2019 05:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Feb-2019 06:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Feb-2019 08:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2019 08:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 01-Feb-2019 09:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 01-Feb-2019 09:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 01-Feb-2019 09:54 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 01-Feb-2019 10:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Feb-2019 11:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2019 10:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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