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| Date: | Thursday 16 November 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  HAL HJT-16 Kiran |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Medak district -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Air Force Academy |
Crashed due to failure of a newly-installed canopy escape system.
Sources:
AFM FEB 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2017 18:29 | JF | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2021 13:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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