ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138385
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 September 2011 |
| Time: | 10:47 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Bison |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Registration: | CU2189 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Shambu in Punjab's Patiala district -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ambala |
| Ambala | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A MiG-21 'Bison' fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) today crashed near Shambu in Punjab's Patiala district even as the pilot bailed out safely.
The plane had taken off from Ambala on a routine training sortie and crashed at 10:47 a.m, an IAF spokesman said in Delhi. According to preliminary information it crashed in the fields close to Shambu, about 30 km from here, Patiala's senior superintendent of police Mr GS Gill told PTI over the telephone.
Mr Manjit Singh, station house officer of the Shambu police station, said the pilot of the aircraft had ejected before it crashed into paddy fields. He said police and fire brigade personnel had reached the accident site. A court of inquiry has been ordered into the mishap.
Sources:
http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=382360&catid=35
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?109863-Military-Aviation-News-2011-June/page11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2011 01:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Sep-2011 01:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 07-Sep-2011 12:24 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 25-Sep-2011 03:53 | Marko | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2011 00:28 | Marko | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Feb-2024 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
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