IAF MCC fighter jet crashed in Diasa area under Kharagpur local police station during training of Air Force at Kalaikunda Air Base.

Air force pilot survived by parachute. In the incident, the warplane fell in a paddy field in Diasa area around 3:35 pm on Tuesday. An atmosphere of panic was witnessed in the area when the plane crashed.

The plane crashed in civilian area near the Kalaikunda Air Force Station between 4 pm and 5 pm while returning from the training sortie.

The official said there was no loss of life or damage to civilian property in the accident. The plane had taken off from Air Force Station Kalaikunda, which is mainly used as a training base.

A court of inquiry has been instituted to find out the cause of the accident.