IAF Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft crashes in MP's Shivpuri during training sortie

A twin-seater Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft has crashed near Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh. The incident took place while it was on a routine training sortie. Both the pilot ejected safely. A court of Inquiry is being ordered to ascertain the cause of the crash, defence officials said.

The twin-seater trainer aircraft, which was on a routine sortie, caught fire after crashing at around 2.40 pm, said a Central Air Command spokesperson, adding a snag led to the accident. "A Mirage 2000 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Shivpuri (Gwalior), during a routine training sortie today, after encountering a system malfunction. Both the pilots ejected safely. An enquiry has been ordered by the IAF to ascertain the cause of the accident," the Air Force said in a post on social media platform X.

A Mirage 2000 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Shivpuri (Gwalior), during a routine training sortie today, after encountering a system malfunction. Both the pilots ejected safely.

An enquiry has been ordered by the IAF, to ascertain the cause of the accident.

— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) February 6, 2025

The fighter jet, which crashed in an agriculture field near a village in Shivpuri district, had taken off from the Gwalior Airbase, said the officials. "Villagers informed that a plane had crashed near Barheta Sunari village under Karera police station limits. The Mirage aircraft with two pilots took off from the Gwalior Airbase. Both pilots ejected safely and suffered minor injuries. A helicopter was sent to the spot to airlift the pilots," Shivpuri district Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Mule said.

(With inputs from PTI)

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