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Friday, October 17, 2014

Sukhoi crash: Flight data recorder points to technical snag

Su-30MKI FlankerThe flight data recorder of Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi-30 MKI that crashed into a field near Pune has been recovered and preliminary findings suggest a technical snag in the fly-by-wire system as the cause and not human error, say sources.

The Sukhoi fighter plane crashed on a sugarcane farm about 200 metres from a human settlement in Kolawadi village near Theur in Pune district around 5.30 pm on Tuesday.

There were no casualties. The pilot and the co-pilot, who were on a training sortie, ejected to safety at Ashtapur village two kilometres from the crash site. The sugarcane crop and soft soil cushioned the crash and slowed the plane down averting any further damage.

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