Indian MiG-29 catches fire at Goa airport after leaving runway on takeoff
An Indian MiG-29K aircraft caught fire after leaving the runway while taking off at Goa’s Dabolim International Airport, a statement from the Indian Ministry of Defence said.
The trainee pilot safely ejected, the Wednesday, January 3 statement added.
#WATCH Fire on MiG-29K aircraft being extinguished at Goa airport, after the aircraft went off runway while taking off & caught fire pic.twitter.com/DAPAvHl6Iq
— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2018
The aircraft was taking off from Naval Air Station Hansa, which shares a runway with the civilian Goa airport.
According to NDTV, the plane overshot the runway and is the first MiG-29 to be lost by the Indian Navy.
Breaking…@indiannavy MIG 29 crash in #goa , all safe.@awasthis @News18India @raydeep @AMISHDEVGAN @singhppratap @CNNnews18 pic.twitter.com/VCBqjv7myX
— Vivek Gupta (@imvivekgupta) January 3, 2018
The airport was closed for around two hours and some flights delayed due to the incident, airport director BCH Negi said, india.com reported.
MiG-29 K fighter jet crashes in Goa – https://t.co/1EpkZ2GxQo pic.twitter.com/b9x2S6iAc2
— dailyworld(.)in (@DailyWorldChd) January 3, 2018
