A MiG-29 fighter jet on Monday crashed near Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Two pilots ejected from the plane safely. The incident was reported when the fight plane took off from Adampur in Punjab and was en route to Agra for an exercise. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered.
A huge flame of fire was seen soon after the fight jet crashed on the ground. Two people including the pilot saved their lives by jumping of the jet. Both the pilots ejected themselves two kilometers away from the crash site.
"A MiG-29 fighter jet has crashed near Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The pilot has ejected from the plane. The plane had taken off from Adampur in Punjab and was en route to Agra for an exercise when the incident happened. More details awaited. Court of Inquiry to be ordered," as per defence officials. The jet crashed in an empty field near Soniga village of Kagaraul.
The IAF said in an X post that during a routine night training mission in Barmer sector, an IAF MiG-29 encountered a critical technical snag, forcing the pilot to eject. "The pilot is safe and no loss of life or property was reported. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered,” the IAF said.
However, this is not the first time that a MiG-29 fighter jet was crashed and burst into flames. Prior to this on September 2, a MiG-29 fighter jet also crashed in Rajasthan’s Barmer after it developed a technical snag. The pilot, however, managed to safely eject before the crash. This particular fighter jet, which was on a training mission from an Air Force base in the Barmer sector, suffered the technical snag and burst into flames soon after it crashed into a field near Uttarlai in Barmer, which was not populated.
