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| Date: | Thursday 9 May 2002 |
| Time: | 08:20 LT |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar IS |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | JS139 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ambala -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ambala AB, India |
The Indian Air Force (IAF) today instituted a court of inquiry into the crash of its Jaguar aircraft at Ambala this morning, an IAF spokesman said. The Jaguar, belonging to 14 Squadron, crashed into a fence at the end of the runway at the Air Force Station, Ambala, after failing to gain height following take-off.
The crash occurred at 0820 hrs, killing Flying Officer S Palarwal on the spot. The fighter, while taking off, brushed against the fencing bordering the runway and crashed. Since the fuel tank was full, it caught fire immediately after crashing.
20th IAF Jaguar lost since 1979 (1999: 4, two in Gorokhpur and two in Patiala)
Sources:
http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/service_india.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm (includes picture of the wreckage)
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=606
AFM July 2002, p73
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jul-2011 00:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jul-2011 00:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2011 01:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2011 01:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2013 13:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2019 14:37 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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