The Navy said the incident took place at around 5 pm in the Arabian Sea, adding that a high-level inquiry has been ordered to investigate the matter.
On Thursday evening, a MiG-29K trainer aircraft of the Indian Navy crashed over the Arabian sea. One pilot has been rescued while a search by air and surface units are in progress for the second pilot, the Navy informed.
It said the incident took place at around 5 pm in the Arabian Sea, adding that a high-level inquiry has been ordered to investigate the matter.
“A MiG-29K trainer aircraft operating at sea met with an accident at about 1700 hrs on 26 November. One pilot has been recovered and search by air and surface units in progress for the second pilot. An inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident,” said the Indian Navy.
Based out of Goa and also operated from the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier, the Indian Navy has a fleet of over 40 MiG-29K fighter aircraft.
In a span of one year, this is the third mishap of MiG-29K aircraft.
A MiG 29K crashed in February this year after being hit by birds over Goa. The jet was steered away by both pilots from habitation before ejecting, an action which drew praise from Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik.
Another MiG-29K trainer aircraft crashed last year in November outside a village in Goa. Both the pilots had then ejected safely.
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