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| Date: | Tuesday 13 December 2005 |
| Time: | 11:56 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pithahowa area -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tezpur AFS (VETZ) |
Developed an engine problem soon after take-off and plunged into a paddy field after the pilot had ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2005&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2005019
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
Scramble 321
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2017 13:48 | JF | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Dec-2021 16:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
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