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| Date: | Friday 14 July 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
| Owner/operator: | Polish Air Force |
| Registration: | 9494 |
| MSN: | 75089494 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Pila -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 41st PLM Malborg |
Crashed on Nadarzyce range during air-to-ground firing. Pilot Capt M. Dariusz killed. Cause of the crash attributed to pilot error - he was late for the exercise and low on fuel but still tried to complete his duty and got in a hurry, leading to lack of concentration which resulting in the crash.
Sources:
Scramble 263
AFM December 2000, p76
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2018 13:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:50 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2018 18:47 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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