The additional fuel tanks of a MiG-21 LanceR aircraft  from 71st Câmpia Turzii Air Base got separated from the plane and fell in an unpopulated area during a training flight, according to a statement of the Romanian ministry of National Defense. The incident took place on Tuesday, October 21.

According to the ministry, a commission of the General Staff is investigating the circumstances under which the incident took place.

Sources within the ministry told local news agency Mediafax that first investigations show that a technical failure caused the incident.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com