[New Delhi] Fighter Su-30 fleet temporarily confined to Aircraft hangars
The flying of the Su-30 fleet are temporarily suspended.By Ministry of Defence Of India
One Su-30 fighter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was involved in an accident In Pune on October 14, 2014 in which both ejection seats had fired whilst the aircraft was coming in to land.
The pilots are reported safe but the aircraft[ costing to na Rs 200 Hundred Crores] crashed about 20 Kms short of the runway.
No loss of life or damage to property was reported.
A Court of Inquiry (CoI) had immediately been constituted to investigate the cause of accident.
Meanwhile, as is the procedure in such cases, the flying of the Su-30 fleet has been temporarily suspended. The CoI is in progress and certain specific checks are being conducted on the aircraft. There are 34 sqdns with 18 crafts each.
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