Accident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM U-...,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57664
 
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Date:Tuesday 21 March 2006
Time:15:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM
Owner/operator:101 Sqn IAF
Registration: U-...
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:cca 25 miles from Barmer, Rajasthan -   India
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Uttarlai AFS (VIUT)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed at Kanod village, about 25 miles (40km) from Barmer, soon after take-off from Uttarlai airbase in the Barmer district of Rajasthan. Two pilots were killed in the crash.

Sources:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2006&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2006003
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/21mig.htm
Scramble 324
Air International MAY 2006, p21

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
25-Sep-2011 05:49 Marko Updated [Time, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
04-Apr-2017 18:14 JF Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source]
08-Feb-2019 14:29 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]
19-Dec-2021 20:24 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Feb-2024 12:32 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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