Bengaluru: A Mirage 2000 trainer aircraft, which was just upgraded by defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), crashed soon after taking off at the HAL airport resulting in the deaths of Sqn Ldr Siddartha Negi and Sqn Ldr Samir Abrol, both test pilots with the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE).
The Ministry of Defence spokesperson in Bengaluru said: “Today (Friday) morning a Mirage 2000 trainer aircraft on an acceptance sortie after upgrade crashed at HAL airport, Bengaluru. Both occupants sustained fatal injuries. Further details are awaited. Investigation into the cause of accident is being ordered.”
Although both pilots ejected, Negi landed in the wreckage, while Abrol also sustained severe injuries. By around 12pm, authorities confirmed that both had died at the hospital.
“The emergency services, including in-house fire brigades arrived at the spot within minutes of the crash. The pilots were rushed to the hospital but the injuries were too severe and they could not be saved,” one official said.
Later, by about 11.30am, investigating teams from both IAF and HAL landed at the spot and began vetting the crash site, even as curious onlookers mounted themselves on compound walls and other vantage points.
After inspecting for about an hour the flight data recorder
(FDR)—black box—was recovered, sealed and flown away. At least two choppers were pressed into service soon after the incident, and the wreckage remained at the spot well after lunch.
01/02/19 Chethan Kumar/Times of India
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The Ministry of Defence spokesperson in Bengaluru said: “Today (Friday) morning a Mirage 2000 trainer aircraft on an acceptance sortie after upgrade crashed at HAL airport, Bengaluru. Both occupants sustained fatal injuries. Further details are awaited. Investigation into the cause of accident is being ordered.”
Although both pilots ejected, Negi landed in the wreckage, while Abrol also sustained severe injuries. By around 12pm, authorities confirmed that both had died at the hospital.
“The emergency services, including in-house fire brigades arrived at the spot within minutes of the crash. The pilots were rushed to the hospital but the injuries were too severe and they could not be saved,” one official said.
Later, by about 11.30am, investigating teams from both IAF and HAL landed at the spot and began vetting the crash site, even as curious onlookers mounted themselves on compound walls and other vantage points.
After inspecting for about an hour the flight data recorder
(FDR)—black box—was recovered, sealed and flown away. At least two choppers were pressed into service soon after the incident, and the wreckage remained at the spot well after lunch.
01/02/19 Chethan Kumar/Times of India
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