New Delhi, March 7 -- A Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Haryana's Panchkula district during a training sortie on Friday.

The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely.

The aircraft, which had taken-off from the Ambala airbase, crashed after encountering system malfunction.

"The IAF aircraft crashed in the hilly terrain of Panchkula district. The pilot ejected safely," PTI quoted SHO Raipurrani, as saying.

The pilot maneuvered the aircraft away from any habitation on ground, before ejecting safely, said the IAF in a post on X.

The IAF has also ordered a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident.

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