Inquiry Into Accidents Involving IAF Aircrafts
Details of accidents of fighter
aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) during the last three years (from
2011-12 up to 17.7.2014), along with number of persons died / injured and
compensation paid, is given below. Financial loss caused to the Government in
these accidents pertains to loss of Service aircraft / property.
Every IAF aircraft accident is
thoroughly investigated by a Court of Inquiry (CoI) to ascertain the cause of
accident and the recommendations of the completed Court of Inquiry are
implemented. Main reasons for the aircraft accidents are given below were
human error and technical defect.
Details of IAF fighter aircraft accidents during the
last three years from 2011-12 and up to 17.07.2014:
|
Sl. No.
|
Date of accident
|
Aircraft
|
Service Personnel Killed
|
Civilian killed/injured
|
Compensation paid so far in respect of
Service personnel killed & civilian killed/injured
(Rs. in lakh)
|
|
|
2011-12
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
|
02.08.2011
|
MiG 21M
|
1
|
Nil/Nil
|
10.00
|
|
2.
|
04.08.2011
|
Jaguar
|
1
|
1/3
|
11.60
|
|
3.
|
06.09.2011
|
MiG 21 BISON
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
4.
|
07.10.2011
|
MiG 21 M
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
5.
|
18.10.2011
|
MiG 29
|
1
|
Nil/Nil
|
10.00
|
|
6.
|
02.12.2011
|
MiG 21 BISON
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
7.
|
13.12.2011
|
SU-30 MKI
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
8.
|
24.02.2012
|
M-2000
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
9.
|
05.03.2012
|
M-2000
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
|
2012-13
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
24.11.2012
|
MiG-21 BISON
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
11.
|
30.11.2012
|
Jaguar
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
12.
|
12.02.2013
|
MiG-27 ML
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
13.
|
19.02.2013
|
SU-30 MKI
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
|
2013-14
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
07.06.2013
|
MiG-21
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
15.
|
24.06.2013
|
MiG-29
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
16.
|
15.07.2013
|
MIG 21
|
1
|
Nil/Nil
|
10.00
|
|
17.
|
08.11.2013
|
MiG-29
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
18.
|
22.01.2014
|
Jaguar
|
Nil
|
Nil/Nil
|
Nil
|
|
|
2014-15
|
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
27.05.2014
|
MiG-21
|
1
|
Nil/Nil
|
10.00
|
This
information was given by Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in a written reply
to Shri Ramdas Athawale in
Rajya Sabha today.
HH/Ranjan
(Release ID :107120)