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| Date: | Thursday 10 September 2009 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21M |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
| Registration: | C1641 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bhisiana (near Bathinda, Punjab) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bhisiana AFS |
One MIG 21 aircraft of IAF crashed near Bhisiana village about 10 Km of Bhisiana air base on 10 Sep 09 at about 1420 hrs. The Pilot, who got airborne for a routine trainee sortie, sustained fatal injuries. There is no reported damage to any civil property or life. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident.
Sources:
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2009&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2009011
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
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2009 08:27 | chulian1819 | Added |
| 10-Sep-2009 10:02 | chulian1819 | Updated |
| 10-Sep-2009 10:46 | harro | Updated |
| 06-Oct-2009 05:58 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 06-Apr-2017 19:34 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2019 18:37 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Feb-2024 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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