ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57641
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 June 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar IT |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn Indian AF |
| Registration: | JT051 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh -
 India
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gorakhpur AB, India (GOP/VEGK) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Gorkhpur, India, due control restrictions caused by a cardboard box placed on the rear cockpit seat. The pilot had carried the unauthorised box against the advice of technicians. IAF sustained a loss of 200 million INR.
Pilot (sole occupant) did not eject, but survived.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/production_india.html
http://www.warbirds.in/Crashes/crdetails.php?crno=291
http://www.airport-data.com/world-airports/VEGK-GOP/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jul-2011 04:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2011 04:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2011 13:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2013 13:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2019 17:00 | Ajai | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 14:18 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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