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| Date: | Friday 3 May 2002 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | C2797 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jalandhar, Punjab -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Adampur AFS (VIAX) |
On May 3, 2002, an Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21bis crashed into a bank in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, killing eight and injuring 17 people on the ground. The pilot, who ejected from the aircraft, survived. A number of bypassers were also injured as they attempted to rescue people trapped in the buildings. Engine failure.
Sources:
Scramble 277
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Jalandhar_MiG-21_crash
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2002012
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Dec-2011 08:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2017 08:13 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2019 13:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Dec-2019 14:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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