A MiG 29K fighter aircraft crashed over the sea on Wednesday during a routine sortie off the Goa coast.
According to reports, the pilot was able to safely eject from the aircraft and was recovered in a swift search and rescue operation.
The pilot was reported to be in stable condition.
Officials said that aircraft crashed after it developed a technical malfunction while returning to base.
Meanwhile, a Board of Inquiry (BoI) has been ordered to investigate the cause of the incident.
Notably, it was the fourth accident involving the MiG-29K since 2019.
In November 2020, a fighter pilot died after a MiG-29K crash in November 2020. While one of the pilots was rescued soon after the incident, Commander Nishant Singh's body was recovered 11 days after the crash.
In November 2019, a MiG-29K trainer aircraft crashed outside a village in Goa. Both the pilots had ejected safely.