Jaisalmer/New Delhi:

A Tejas plane of the Indian Air Drive crashed within the compund of a scholar hostel in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer throughout a coaching sortie. The pilot has ejected safely and no accidents have been reported on the bottom.

That is the primary crash of the indigenous jet since its first check flight, 23 years in the past, in 2001. The Tejas was inducted into the Indian Air Drive in 2016.

The airplane crashed on the bottom of the scholar’s hostel, which is situated close to the Lakshmi Chand Sanwal Colony in Jaisalmer., round 2 pm. The pilot ejected safely, the Air Drive stated, including {that a} probe has been ordered into the incident.

“One Tejas plane of the Indian Air Drive met with an accident at Jaisalmer, at this time throughout an operational coaching sortie. The pilot ejected safely. A Courtroom of Inquiry has been constituted to search out out the reason for the accident,” the Indian Air Drive stated on X.

One Tejas plane of the Indian Air Drive met with an accident at Jaisalmer, at this time throughout an operational coaching sortie. The pilot ejected safely.
A Courtroom of Inquiry has been constituted to search out out the reason for the accident.

— Indian Air Drive (@IAF_MCC) March 12, 2024

The plane caught hearth after the crash, which has now been doused.  It isn’t clear whether or not the airplane was a part of the battle video games happening in Rajasthan. 

A witness stated, “I used to be standing close by. The pilot of the airplane ejected and I noticed a parachute open. The plane crashed in a floor and there was a loud explosion.”