Navy's MiG-29K Crashes During Sortie Off Goa, Pilot Ejects Safely
New Delhi: A MiG-29K aircraft of the Navy crashed during a routine sortie off the Goa coast today after developing a technical malfunction. The pilot ejected safely and was rescued in a swift search and rescue operation, the Navy said in a statement.
A board of inquiry (BoI) has been ordered to investigate the cause of the crash. It was the fourth accident involving the MiG-29K since 2019.
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The aircraft crashed while it was returning to the base.
The MiG-29K is fitted with the Russian-built K-36D-3.5 ejection seat, widely considered the most sophisticated in the world. In the event of the ejection handles being pulled, the pilot in the rear seat is ejected first, followed by the pilot in the front.