<p>A MiG-21 aircraft of IAF today crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer district, with the pilot ejecting safely.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The plane crashed near Sodiyar village at 9 AM and the pilot ejected safely, Defence Spokesperson S D Goswami told PTI.<br /><br />He said the aircraft took off from the Uttarlai Airbase in the western sector and was on a routine sortie.It crashed 40 km off Barmer, he said.<br /><br />Police and IAF officers reached the spot after the incident and the pilot was taken to a hospital.A rescue mission was immediately launched from Jodhpur airbase.<br /><br />SP Barmer Rahul Barhat said that a fire tender was rushed to the spot to douse the flames.<br />He said that the aircraft crashed in an open field, which is away from the village, and there is no report of property loss.<br /><br />The IAF has ordered a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of the crash.<br /><br />Barmer is 588 kms from Jaipur.</p>
<p>A MiG-21 aircraft of IAF today crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer district, with the pilot ejecting safely.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The plane crashed near Sodiyar village at 9 AM and the pilot ejected safely, Defence Spokesperson S D Goswami told PTI.<br /><br />He said the aircraft took off from the Uttarlai Airbase in the western sector and was on a routine sortie.It crashed 40 km off Barmer, he said.<br /><br />Police and IAF officers reached the spot after the incident and the pilot was taken to a hospital.A rescue mission was immediately launched from Jodhpur airbase.<br /><br />SP Barmer Rahul Barhat said that a fire tender was rushed to the spot to douse the flames.<br />He said that the aircraft crashed in an open field, which is away from the village, and there is no report of property loss.<br /><br />The IAF has ordered a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of the crash.<br /><br />Barmer is 588 kms from Jaipur.</p>