I propose starting a thread with information relating to accidents/incidents relating to Military Aircraft and to maintain the thread with replies that add on to data for each respective country. I will get the ball rolling with the latest info from India in the next post below (but not by a 'reply' post). If you want to post more data on Indian events please add via a 'reply' to the post below.

There are many forum members who have been collecting data over the years, please feel free to add your data here.

Note: If it is data involving another country, post in the thread (with a header for the country) but not via a 'reply' to the India info.

India

1. In April 2009, a SU-30MKI crashed near the Pokharan firing ranges in India. One pilot, Wing Commander P S Nara, was killed while Commander S V Munje, bailed out safely and survived. RIP to Wing Commander P S Nara. A Court of Inquiry (CoI) was conducted and found that a variety of factors contributed to the crash. These factors are listed below:

(i) a malfunction;
(ii) human error (the pilot of the aircraft is said to have inadvertently switched off the flight controls in the cockpit when attempting to address the malfunction) crash); and
(iii) a design flaw which allows the flight controls to be switched off.

As was posted in this thread, Wing Commander S. V. Munje, inadvertently switched-off the four switches that control the power supply to the [aircraft’s flight control] computer. Switching-off the power not only cuts off the power supply to the computer, but is also irreversible. Switching them on does not ‘power on’ the all important unit. The aircraft went into a forward bunt, lost control and crashed, killing Wing Commander P. S. Nara, an officer from the IAF’s Directorate of Air Staff Inspection (DASI). During the flight, the aircraft is said to have experienced a technical glitch after a round of firing practice. The pilot, who was also under routine inspection by the DASI, is said to have then tried to switch-off the armament master switches, which are located just behind the pilot’s seat and in close proximity to the switches that control power to the flight control computer. Though the CoI’s conclusion was that the crash occurred due to pilot error, a number of officials are questioning the placing of critical switches that are not to be used during in flight and only for power on when the aircraft is on the ground in the cockpit and also, the inadequate in-built safety mechanisms like a wire lock or even a covering flap. The probe also revealed that the ejection seat’s harness had broken, leading to the death of Wing Commander Nara.

2. In Nov 2009, a 2nd SU-30MKI crashed near Jaisalmer in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, but both pilots survived. IIR, a COI is ongoing for the 2nd crash. (If there is any latest developments, please feel free to post updates on COI findings).

3. On 2 Dec 2009, Indian Defence minister Mr AK Antony said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has lost 265 MiG fighter jets in crashes during the last two decades leaving 140 people dead. "In the last two decades (since April 1989 and up to 26 November, 2009), 265 MiG fighter aircraft of the IAF have crashed. A total of 96 service personnel and 44 civilians were killed in these cases," Mr Antony told the parliament in a written reply.

BTW, IIRC, India had placed an initial order of 230 SU-30MKI (plus 50) and are contemplating an increase in the number ordered. Thus far HAL and Sukhoi has delivered 105 of the 280 ordered.