ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57667
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 October 2005 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force ASTE |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HAL Airport, Bangalore -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HAL Airport, Bangalore |
| HAL Airport, Bangalore | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft on a routine sortie lost power soon after take off at 30-50 metres height after a bird strike. Both crew ejected, but winds blew the pilot S/L K.R. Murthy onto the burning wreckage. He died from the injuries in the hospital. The flight test engineer S/L K.D. Bhat landed safely but was also injured.
Sources:
Scramble 319
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/military-aviation/9029-india-mig-21-crashes-pilot-killed.html
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/article2193557.ece
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2005&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/details.php?crno=2005016
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Feb-2015 14:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2017 13:48 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2021 08:55 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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