.jpg) Destroyed building after the plane crash | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 23 October 2022 (2022-10-23) |
| Summary | Crashed into a residential building; Under investigation |
| Site | 2nd Sovietsky Lane, building 4,Irkutsk,Irkutsk Oblast,Russia[1] 52°19′59″N104°11′55″E / 52.33306°N 104.19861°E /52.33306; 104.19861 |
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| Total fatalities | 2 |
| Total injuries | 1 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sukhoi Su-30SM |
| Flight origin | Irkutsk Northwest Airport |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 0 |
| Ground injuries | 1 |
At about 17:30local time on 23 October 2022, aSu-30 crashed in the city ofIrkutsk in eastern Russia.[2] The Su-30SM aircraft was performing a test flight when it fell on a wooden two-story residential building in 2nd Sovetsky Lane.[3] Both the pilots were killed. The residents of the house were not hurt as they were not home.[4][5]
The accident occurred six days after anotherplane crash into a residential building inYeysk.BBC correspondents noted that both planes belong in general to the same family - they were created by deep modernization of theSovietSukhoi Su-27 fighter.[6]
Maxim Vyacheslavovich Konyushin — a professional test pilot. He participated in the testing of more than 30 aircraft models. Born inPrimorye. He graduated from theZhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy with a degree in aircraft testing. He was awarded medals of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "For Distinction in Military Service" III, II and I degree. He bore the title of "Honored Test Pilot of the Russian Federation".[7][8]
Viktor Viktorovich Kryukov — test pilot of the third class, military pilot of the second class. A native of Ukraine. Graduated from theKrasnodar Military Aviation Institute.[7][8]
On the evening of 23 October 2022, test flights of two Su-30SMs took place over theIrkutsk-2 airfield. One plane landed safely at the airport, while contact with the other plane was lost.[9] The plane crashed on a residential building in 2nd Sovietsky Lane. The five people (two families) who lived in the house weren't home at the time of the crash.[10] Two pilots of the plane were killed.[11] A fire later broke out, injuring a firefighter. According to local authorities, 150 houses were left without electricity after the plane crash.[6]
TheInvestigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case under article 263 of theCriminal Code (“Violation of the rules for traffic safety and operation of air transport”). A commission has been set up to investigate the crash.[12][13] In the Leninsky district of Irkutsk, a municipal emergency regime was introduced.[14]
The investigation considers two versions of the causes of the disaster - crew errors and equipment failure.[15] It is reported that the crew could have lost consciousness during the flight due to a malfunction of the oxygen equipment ordepressurization.[16]
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