An MIG-23 training aircraft belonging to Indian Army reportedly crashed in the Balesar village of the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan on Thursday, July 6.
Army sources have told the Times of India that engine failure led to the crash. However, the crew escaped the accident unhurt.
Rajasthan: Army's MI-35 helicopter crashes in Jodhpur's Balesar.More details awaited
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Earlier reports had said that the it was an MI-35 helicopter that had crashed.
#Rajasthan #Jodhpur #Balesar #IAF #Mig-23 trainer. Both pilots safe. #ejectsafely pic.twitter.com/7WHvULgHHU
— Dinesh Kumawat (@dineshkumawat) July 6, 2017
Not a chopper?
This crash comes reportedly after a recent incident where another Army helicopter with people on board went missing in Arunachal Pradesh on July 4.
The Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) had lost contact soon after its take-off from Sagalee at around 3:50 pm, Defence PRO Lt Col Sambit Ghosh told the Indian Express. Few choppers had been evacuating people stuck in remote places at Sagalee after landslides due to rains cut off major roads.
The crash site was Hostalam village, about 30 km from Itanagar, according to an IANS report.
"We have located the wreckage and two mutilated bodies of the crew members in a deep gorge near the waterfalls," said Inspector General of Police, Law and Order, Nabin Payeng told the agency.
Although an IAF team aerial survey had spotted the crash debris, the ground party is yet to reach the place.
IAF officials have, however, said they are not certain if it was the same chopper that went missing on July 4.
