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according to taiwan's united news network, at around 20:00 on september 10, a mirage 2000 fighter jet from the taiwan air force's hsinchu base crashed into the sea off the coast of hsinchu. the pilot was rescued after parachuting. it is reported that he was conscious when he was rescued. the taiwan defense department said on the same day that the cause of the crash was suspected to be the loss of power on the aircraft.

the report pointed out that this was the ninth major crash of the taiwan military's mirage 2000 fighter since it entered service in 1997.

according to reports, taiwan's defense department said on the 10th that at 20:35 that day, the mirage 2000 fighter with tail number 2047 was suspected to have lost power off the coast of hsinchu, and the pilot xie peixun parachuted out and lost contact. according to people familiar with the matter, the lead pilot said he had received an ejection seat signal and judged that an ejection had occurred.

taiwan's air force and coast guard vessels immediately launched a search and rescue operation, and at 22:44, xie peixun was rescued and conscious. in the early morning of the 11th, xie peixun was sent to the hospital for examination.

according to reports, the taiwan military also sent a number of personnel to the scene, but did not specify the subsequent arrangements.

"united news network" and "nownews today news" pointed out that the mirage 2000 fighter jets of the taiwan military have been in service for 27 years and have suffered a total of 9 major crashes. the last accident occurred on march 14, 2022. at 11:30 that day, the light spot of a mirage-2000 fighter jet of the taiwan air force disappeared 10 nautical miles off the coast of zhiben, taitung. the pilot huang chongkai was rescued after parachuting.

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