Lok Sabha Question No. 2028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Air Crash
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2028

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd JULY, 2019

## AIR CRASH

## 2028. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has any statistics regarding number of Indian Air Force's (IAF) planes/helicopters/fighter jets crashed in the country;
- (b)    if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  number  of  IAF  personnel  who  died  in  such incidents during the last five years, year-wise;
- (c)  whether the Government has conducted any enquiry in each incidents; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

रक्षा राज्य मंत्री

( श्री श्रीपाद नाईक )

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- (a) & (b):  The details of aircraft crashes during last five years are as follows:

|                      | Type of aircraft/helicopter   | Type of aircraft/helicopter   | Type of aircraft/helicopter   | Type of aircraft/helicopter   |
|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Financial Year Fleet | Fighters                      | Helicopters                   | Trainer                       | Transport                     |
| 2014-15              | 07                            | 01                            | 02                            | 01                            |
| 2015-16              | 04                            | 01                            | 01                            | -                             |
| 2016-17              | 06                            | 02                            | 01                            | 01                            |
| 2017-18              | 02                            | -                             | 03                            | -                             |
| 2018-19              | 07                            | 02                            | 02                            | -                             |
| 2019-20              | -                             | -                             | -                             | 01                            |

The number of IAF personnel who died in these accidents is as follows:

| Financial Year/Fleet   | Pilots   | Aircrew   | Service Personnel   |
|------------------------|----------|-----------|---------------------|
| 2014-15                | 03       | 01        | 04                  |
| 2015-16                | -        | -         | -                   |
| 2016-17                | 02       | 02        | 16                  |
| 2017-18                | 02       | -         | -                   |
| 2018-19                | 03       | -         | -                   |
| 2019-20                | 02       | 04        | 07                  |

(c) & (d):  Every aircraft accident in the IAF is investigated by Court of Inquiry (CoI) to ascertain  the  cause  of  accident  and  the  recommendations  of  the  completed  Courts  of Inquiry are implemented.

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