In the video of the accident, MIG 29 is seen engulfed in flames in an open field in Agra’s Songa village and people are standing several feet away from the burning plane. People were seen holding equipment like ejection seats.
A statement issued by the Indian Air Force said that an Indian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft crashed near Agra today due to a system failure during a routine training flight. The pilot ensured that there was no damage to life and property on the ground before safely exiting the aircraft. An investigation has been ordered to find out the cause of the accident.
” MiG-29, whose NATO name is ‘Fulcrum’ and Indian name is ‘Baz’, is a fighter jet built in Soviet Russia. It was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in 1987. These fighters have a relatively safe track record.
This is the second MiG-29 accident in two months. Earlier in September, a MiG-29 had a technical fault during a routine night flight in Barmer, Rajasthan and crashed. In that too, the pilot had ejected safely.
