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| Date: | Wednesday 26 June 2002 |
| Time: | c. 07:45 |
| Type: |  MiG-23BN |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kishanpur Kalan village -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Halwara Air Base |
Crashed in a paddy field at Talwandi Malhian village following engine fire. F/L Bharat Kumar ejected safely.
Sources:
Scramble 278/279
Air Forces Monthly August 2002
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2066838.stm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Dec-2012 07:49 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2019 09:07 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2019 15:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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