Blackbox data indicates Mirage 2000 crash  due to technical malfunction

Bengaluru: The Black box data of the Mirage 2000 that crashed in Bengaluru on February 1 suggested that the cause of the crash was not due to pilot error, but due to technical malfunction related to sensors, informed Indian Air Force sources.

It is gathered that the Court of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident is still underway.

India had sent the black box of the ill-fated Mirage 2000, which crashed in Bengaluru and claimed the lives of two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots, to France in order to ascertain the reason for the mishap.

IAF pilots Squadron Leaders Siddhartha Negi and Samir Abrol lost their lives when a Mirage 2000 crashed at the HAL airport after the aircraft allegedly experienced a technical snag immediately after takeoff.