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<  In the case of the Seaharrier, we would like our prospective enemies to
know as little about our
problems as possible. A liitle more about military boards of enquiry. They
are always ordered with basically two aims in mind--to determine the exact
cause of the accident; in this case whether it was material failure or pilot
error; and , secondly,to recommend corrective action so that repititions do
not occur, and disciplinary action against the personnel who have commited
mistakes and errors is takenIn the case of this particular crash, the pilot
was experienced, having flown the same type for some years and used to the
complexities of carrier operations. It is therefore difficult to determine
what went wrong.>[Gilbert Menezes]

According to a TOI front page report:

"The aircraft, piloted by Lt Cmdr Pannu, spun out of control as it gathered
speed during take-off and ran through the wall, stopping some 150m short of
Dabolim railway station".

Based on just the above information we might surmise that the fault was with
the aircraft and possibly its maintenance. Everybody knows that these very
old aircraft are highly problematic. It would be interesting in Goa to
compare its accident rate with that of the good old "flying coffins", the
MIG-21s.

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