Jodhpur, March 31: A MiG-27 UPG (Upgraded) aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Godana near Sheoganj in Sirohi on Sunday, reports news agency ANI. The MiG-27 aircraft was on a routine mission. The crashed aircraft took off from Jodhpur. The pilot ejected safely. The fighter jet was completely destroyed as flames engulfed the aircraft.

"Today morning at around 1145h a MiG-27 UPG aircraft which got airborne from Utarlai Air Force base experienced engine problems leading to a crash about 120 km south of Jodhpur. Pilot ejected safely. Preliminary reports indicate no loss of property/life on ground," the IAF said in a statement.

A Court of Inquiry will investigate the cause of the accident, the air force said. On February 1, a Mirage 2000 fighter jet had crashed leading to the death of two pilots. An inquiry later revealed that jet crashed due to software problems and not human error.

A few days before the Aero India show, two Surya Kiran jets collided with each other. One pilot was killed in the incident. Another MiG-27 fighter jet crashed on February 12 in Rajasthan’s Pokharan range. The pilot fortunately survived.

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