Accident Elbit/Aerostar MiG-21 LanceR A 6001, Thursday 21 February 2002
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Date:Thursday 21 February 2002
Time:14:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Elbit/Aerostar MiG-21 LanceR A
Owner/operator:Romanian Air Force
Registration: 6001
MSN: 6001
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Cuza Voda, Calarasi -   Romania
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into lake after bird ingestion during low-level flight. Lt. Cdr. Adrian Savulescu did not eject. Upgraded MiG-21MF (cn966001).

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20171101062103/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/romania.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2010 07:02 transylvhwp Added
03-Aug-2012 08:51 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Narrative, ]

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