ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195595
Last updated: 16 January 2021
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| Date: | 23-MAY-2017 |
| Time: | c. 11:10 LT |
| Type: |  Sukhoi Su-30 MKI |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force (IAF) |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 60km N of Tejpur, Assam Province -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tezpur AB, Assam |
| Tezpur AB, Assam |
On 26 May the Indian Air Force (IAF) has found the wreckage of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter that went missing in NE India on 23 May while on a routine training flight. The wreckage was located bin thick forests around 60 km N of Tezpur Air Station in Assam Province. The fighter had taken off from that air station at around 1030 h local time and lost contact with air traffic control about 40 minutes later.
Sources:
https://www.deccanherald.com/content/613162/iaf-su-30-jet-goes.html
http://zeenews.india.com/india/iafs-sukhoi-30-fighter-jet-carrying-2-pilots-goes-missing-search-operations-underway-2008063.html
www.indianexpress.com
http://web.archive.org/web/20170629171422/http://www.janes.com:80/article/70842/wreckage-of-missing-indian-su-30mki-found-near-chinese-border
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2017 10:56 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-May-2017 08:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2017 10:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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