A MiG 29K on Wednesday crashed over the sea off Goa after it developed a technical malfunction while
returning to base. The pilot ejected safely and has been recovered in a swift search and rescue
operation. The pilot is reported to be in stable condition, Navy spokesperson said.
A Board of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the incident. The aircraft was on a
routine sortie.
MiG 29K aircraft is a state-of-the-art, all-weather, carrier-based, air dominance fighter with a maximum
speed of over twice the speed of sound (about 2000 kmph), can pull up to 8 times the force of gravity,
can climb to an altitude of over 65000 feet.
In 2020, Nishant Singh, an Indian Navy pilot, died after his MiG-29K crashed in the Arabian Sea.
Before the 2020 crash, two MiG-29 crashes were reported on February 23, 2020 and on November 16,
2019. The first loss of an Indian MiG-29K occurred in 2018.
Source: Hindustan Times
