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| Date: | Wednesday 28 January 2004 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | HAL HJT-36 Sitara IJT |
| Owner/operator: | Hindustan Aeronautic (HAL) |
| Registration: | S3474 |
| MSN: | PT2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bangalore -
 India
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Due to reported failure to follow safety procedures during a simulated ejection exercise inside the prototype hangar, the front seat fired and shot up through the roof of the hangar before falling back onto the roof. A pilot in the rear seat suffered facial burns and an engineer was injured.
Sources:
AFM JUN 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2021 08:39 | TB | Added |
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