<p>An Indian Air Force pilot was killed after a MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashed in Punjab's Moga district, officials said on Friday.</p>.<p>The aircraft was on a routine sortie from Suratgarh when it crashed near a village in Moga, they said.</p>.<p>A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident which took place late Thursday night.</p>.<p>“There was an aircraft accident last night involving a Bison aircraft of IAF in the western sector,” the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a tweet.</p>.<p>The pilot, Sqn Ldr Abhinav Choudhary, sustained fatal injuries.</p>.<p>“IAF condoles the tragic loss and stands firmly with the bereaved family. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident,” it said.</p>
<p>An Indian Air Force pilot was killed after a MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashed in Punjab's Moga district, officials said on Friday.</p>.<p>The aircraft was on a routine sortie from Suratgarh when it crashed near a village in Moga, they said.</p>.<p>A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident which took place late Thursday night.</p>.<p>“There was an aircraft accident last night involving a Bison aircraft of IAF in the western sector,” the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a tweet.</p>.<p>The pilot, Sqn Ldr Abhinav Choudhary, sustained fatal injuries.</p>.<p>“IAF condoles the tragic loss and stands firmly with the bereaved family. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident,” it said.</p>