IAF's Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft on Thursday crashed in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district. It had taken off from the Gwalior Airbase.
The incident reportedly took place near Bahreta Sani village of Shivpuri.
The twin-seater trainer aircraft was on a routine sortie when it 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.
Both pilots have been ejected safely but suffered minor injuries. They were were being airlifted to Gwalior by a helicopter, officials said.
"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.
