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A MiG 29K fighter aircraft on Wednesday crashed over the sea on a routine sortie off the Goa coast, the Indian Navy said.The officials said the aircraft crashed after it developed a technical malfunction while returning to base. The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely and is said to be in stable condition, the Indian Navy said.
A swift search and rescue operation was launched soon after the incident. Meanwhile, a Board of Inquiry (BoI) has been ordered to investigate the cause of the incident.
The Indian Navy is the world's only operator of the MiG-29K fighter aircraft acquired from Russia along with Admiral Gorshkov renamed INS Vikramaditya in India.
