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| 1981 : 15 |
A total of 15 Accidents and Losses are listed.
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Photo | Unit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb 81 | Sea King | Lt Cdr Subodh Vasudeo Purohit | NAVY | Ditched in sea 1730 Hrs 160m from Cochin | ||
| 09 Feb 81 | MiG-21 Bis | Wg Cdr Sanjeeva Sahay |  | 23 Sqn | Eng flame out on approach to Halwara - ejected | |
| 20 Feb 81 | Cheetah SA-315 | Z-1882 | Capt Jisbir Singh Capt Rajeshwar Singh Sidhu | ARMY - 7 A | At Patiala Flying Club - 4k | |
| 04 Mar 81 | Kiran HJT-16 | Lt Cdr Siva Kumar Natarajan + | AFA | In Memoriam | ||
| 15 Mar 81 | Kiran HJT-16 | Flt Cdt G M Dua | AFA | Martin Baker List | ||
| 16 Apr 81 | Jaguar IS | JI-006 | Flt Lt Satish Chandra Singh Adhikari |  | 14 Sqn | Hit by Vulture during LL Trg Flight |
| 03 May 81 | Devon | HW-515 | Flt Lt Rakesh Sharma Flt Lt Pradeep Kumar Mulay |   | ASTE | Brake fail in turn. Went into barrier stanchion. |
| 01 Jul 81 | Canberra B(I) 58 | | Gorakhpur, Cr during SE approach at night Cr k | |||
| 21 Aug 81 | MiG-21 M | Flt Lt Satish Kumar Rampal + | 7 Sqn | In Memoriam | ||
| 04 Sep 81 | Sukhoi-7 | B-859 | Sqn Ldr Kariyadil Cheriyan Kuruvilla |  | 32 Sqn | During 2v1, fuel tank gave way and starvation led |
| 11 Sep 81 | Sukhoi-7 | Fg Offr Gurwant Singh Gill + | 32 Sqn | In Memoriam | ||
| 01 Oct 81 | Kiran HJT-16 | Flt Lt A Singh | AFA | Martin Baker List Cdt A Singh | ||
| 24 Oct 81 | MiG-21 FL | C-1173 | Gp Capt Krishna Narayana Pillai |  | TACDE | Ejected. Multiple emergencies. Fire and both hydra |
| 26 Oct 81 | Gnat | E-1220 | Plt Offr Rana | 2 Sqn | W/O ac n heavy landing in KKD | |
| 01 Nov 81 | MiG-25R | | 102 Sqn | Russian TP doing air-test after assembly of new ai |
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