New Delhi: An Indian Air Force MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed near Hanumangarh in Rajasthan today (May 8, Monday). SP Sudhir Chaudhary said that two civilian women died and a man was injured after the plane crashed on their house in Bahlolnagar district. The aircraft which crashed today had taken off from Suratgarh during a routine training sortie. According to IAF Sources, the pilot is safe and for the rescue operation the army's helicopter has reached the accident site. #WATCH | Indian Air Force MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed near Hanumangarh in Rajasthan. The aircraft had taken off from Suratgarh. The pilot is safe. More details awaited: IAF Sources pic.twitter.com/0WOwoU5ASi — ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2023 The Inidan Air Force said that an inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident. A MiG-21 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Suratgarh during a routine training sortie today morning. The pilot ejected safely, sustaining minor injuries. An inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident. — Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) May 8, 2023 Rescue operation underway. More details awaited. In July last year, Defence Ministry had informed that two pilots in a twin-seater Mig-21 trainer aircraft lost their lives after sustaining fatal injuries when it crashed near Barmer district of Rajasthan. A Cheetah helicopter had crashed near Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang area in October 5, 2022, leading to the death of one Indian Army pilot.
