Accident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM , Thursday 14 November 2002
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Date:Thursday 14 November 2002
Time:07:18
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG21 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM
Owner/operator:Indian Air Force - IAF
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:7 km from Baghdogra AFS (VEBD) -   India
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Baghdogra AFS (VEBD)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Chrashed after hitting a high tension wire.

Sources:

Scramble 283
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Accidents/listing.php?qyear=2002&qacid=50&qt=YR
http://web.archive.org/web/20171020043724/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/INDIA/mig_21_india.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
20-Feb-2017 15:02 JF Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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