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The naval headquarters order Board of Inquiry
New Delhi, October 12
A MiG-29K fighter jet of the Indian Navy crashed off the Goa coast on Wednesday morning after developing a technical malfunction.
The pilot ejected safely, the Navy said.
The naval headquarters ordered a Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the incident.
“An MiG-29K, on a routine sortie over Goa coast, developed a technical malfunction while returning to the base. The pilot ejected safely and has been recovered in a swift search and rescue operation,” the Navy said in a brief statement.
“The pilot is reported to be in stable condition. The BoI has been ordered to investigate the cause of the incident,” it said.
The MiG-29K is an all-weather carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft developed by Russian aerospace company Mikoyan.