Navy’s MiG-29K Aircraft Crashes In Goa, Pilot Ejects

Feb 23, 2020, 13:34 IST

PANAJI: A MiG-29K aircraft of the Indian Navy crashed in the Arabian Sea off Goa coast on Sunday morning. The pilot ejected safely, a Navy spokesman said, adding that an inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

The aircraft was on a routine training sortie when it crashed off the Goa coast around 10.30 am.

"The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely and has been recovered. An inquiry to investigate the incident has been ordered," the spokesman said in a tweet.

The aircraft had flown from the INS Hansa base at Vasco in Goa.

FLASH.
Today morning at around 1030h a Mig 29k aircraft on a routine training sortie crashed off Goa. The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely and has been recovered. An enquiry to investigate the incident has been ordered.@DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) February 23, 2020