Um piloto das Forças Aéreas da Índia morreu hoje quando o avião de combate onde fazia um voo de treinamento caiu no mar, perto da região de Goa, informou o Ministério da Defesa indiano.
Em comunicado, o ministério informou sobre a morte do piloto Saurav Saxena no acidente, que ocorreu às 11h57 (3h27 de Brasília).
O ministério afirmou que não foi registrada nenhuma baixa civil nem prejuízo a propriedades privadas, e acrescentou que foi ordenada uma investigação sobre o acidente.
Segundo a agência indiana "Ians", o avião de combate tinha saído do aeroporto de Dabolim cerca de duas horas antes, para realizar exercícios de treinamento rotineiros.
The jet, a British-made Sea Harrier, plummeted into the sea 15 kilometres (nine miles) off Goa's coast. Indian navy jet crashes
Fonte: Straits Times
AN INDIAN navy fighter jet crashed into the Arabian Sea off the western state of Goa on Friday, with the pilot presumed dead, a military official said.
The jet, a British-made Sea Harrier, plummeted into the sea 15 kilometres (nine miles) off Goa's coast, Indian navy spokesman PVS Satish said.
'The pilot is presumed dead,' he added. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
It came less then a month after an Indian military trainer plane crashed in the south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh, killing its two pilots.
In May, India grounded its fleet of Sukhoi-30s following the first ever crash involving one of the top of the line Russian-built jets.
India has begun training rookie pilots on Hawk trainer planes bought for US$1.25 billion (S$1.8 billion) in a 2004 contract with British defence equipment firm BAE Systems.
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