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| Date: | Saturday 5 August 2000 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | C2088 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Palam airstrip -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palam airstrip |
| Chandigarh |
The plane fell back to the runway after bird strike, sliding for around 300ft and burst into flames. The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
Scramble 256
http://www.thehindu.com/2000/08/06/stories/1406218d.htm
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2000017
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20171024011617/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Fishbed.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2016 12:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2017 19:17 | JF | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2017 08:31 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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