A court committee of four officers has been constituted by the Delhi headquarters of the Air Force to investigate the crash of the Indian Air Force’s fighter aircraft Jaguar in the hills of Morni. The members of the court committee reached the spot on Saturday and investigated the accident. Initial investigation revealed that the accident occurred due to a malfunction in the Jaguar’s Adour MK-811 engine. A senior Air Force official has confirmed this.
All the damaged parts of the Jaguar are being taken to the Ambala Air Force Station. On Friday, the Jaguar, which took off from the Ambala Cantonment Air Force Station, crashed in the hills of Morni in Panchkula district. At that time, the plane was being flown by Payal Naveen Reddy. Initial investigation has revealed that when the plane was in the air, its engine stopped working. As soon as the pilot came to know about it, he immediately informed the Ambala Air Force Station about this. When the plane could not be controlled as soon as the engine stopped in the air, the pilot jumped with a parachute, which saved his life narrowly and the plane was completely damaged.
Every part of the plane is being investigated prominently
An officer of the Air Force Headquarters told Amar Ujala in a special conversation that a court committee has been formed to investigate the accident, which has also started the investigation. The pilot is also being questioned. Every part of the plane including the engine is being investigated prominently. However, it has come to light that this accident happened due to the old airframe and low power Adour MK-811 engine in Jaguar. This defect is being investigated. Even before this, Jaguars with MK-811 engines have been victims of accidents many times due to technical defects.
Weapon systems are being improved more than before
The officer said that the Air Force has started the Darin-111 technical project for Jaguar, under which avionics, navigation systems and weapon systems are being improved more than before to increase their capabilities. In 1970, Jaguar took its first flight from the country’s oldest Ambala Cantonment Air Force Station. Jaguars were earlier called Bulls, but now the number of Jaguars in the Air Force has become nominal. These aircraft are now used only for training.
