Accident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29B KB-738,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58127
 
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Date:Tuesday 21 January 1997
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29B
Owner/operator:28 Sqn IAF
Registration: KB-738
MSN: 29605 225xx
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lohegaon AFS -   India
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lohegaon AFS (VAPO)
Destination airport:Lohegaon AFS (VAPO)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during emergency landing at Lohegaon AFS. Air Commodore Chandrasekhar was killed.

Sources:

Scramble 288
Scramble 214
bharat-rakshak.com

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
07-Jan-2012 13:14 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Mar-2020 07:33 JF Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Apr-2020 19:58 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Operator]
14-Feb-2024 11:58 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator]

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