ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232517
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| Date: | Monday 27 January 2020 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Sukhoi Su-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Algerian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 km from Aïn Zitoun -
 Algeria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The jet crashed during a training exercise in Aïn Zitoun. Both occupants were killed.
The Ministry of Defense said in a statement: "During a scheduled night training flight on Monday, January 27, 2020, and at approximately 2200 hours, a SU-30 military aircraft crashed in an uninhabited area near Mechta Chimot, 16 kilometres from the commune of Aïn Zitoun in the Wilaya of Oum El Bouagui in the 5th Military Region, resulting in the death of the pilot and his assistant."
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/1052250344917276/photos/a.1052252451583732/1738616979613939/?type=3&theater
https://www.capalgerie.dz/crash-dun-avion-militaire-pres-de-ain-zitoun-dans-la-wilaya-de-oum-el-bouagui/
Media:
Un chasseur bombardier Sukhoi 30 de l'armée algérienne s’est écrasé ce soir lors d’un exercice de routine, près de la Mechta Draa Tafza dans la commune de Ain Zitoun, wilaya d’Oum El Bouaghi.
— ⵣIzem Samirⵣ (@Tonner13) January 27, 2020
Le pilote et le navigateur ont tout deux peri dans l’accident.#Algerie pic.twitter.com/fEZ1LxO1ZX
A Algerian Sukhoi 30 fighter belonging to the 121st Air Force fighter squadron crashed in the early evening of yesterday during a routine exercise, near the Mechta Draa Tafza in the commune of Ain Zitoun, wilaya of Oum El Bouaghi.
— KAD-GHANI (@kad_ghani) January 28, 2020
The two pilots Unfortunately did not survive pic.twitter.com/85yGIQg6Zi
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2020 23:14 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 29-Jan-2020 03:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2020 03:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 29-Jan-2020 14:47 | harro | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
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