India / Indian Navy's MiG-29K trainer aircraft crashes into sea, search on for missing pilot

An MiG-29K trainer aircraft operating at sea met with an accident at around 5 pm on November 26 (Thursday), the Indian Navy said. It added that one pilot has been recovered, while searches by air and surface units is in progress for the second pilot. An inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident, the Indian Navy stated.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Nov 27, 2020, 01:02 PM
New Delhi: One pilot was rescued while the search for the other one is underway after a MiG-29K trainer aircraft crashed into the Arabian sea on Thursday evening, the Indian Navy said in a statement on Friday. 

"A MiG-29K trainer aircraft operating at sea met with an accident at about 1700 hrs on 26 Nov 20," the Navy said in a statement. 

It added that one pilot recovered and progress to search the second one by air and surface units is ongoing. 

"An inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident," it said.