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Su 30 MKI Crashes
List of crashes
1. 30 April 2009 in the Pokhran region of Rajasthan - I pilot Killed
Grounded Time - 3 Weeks
Problem Found - the crash was caused by the incorrect position of critical switches behind the pilots and outside their field of view.
Result - Critical switches identified by investigators were inhibited
2. 30 November 2009 in Jathegaon, Jaisalmer - Crew safe
Grounded Time - unknown
Problem Found - It was attributed to accidental ingestion of a foreign material in the engine intake
Result -
3. 13 December 2011 in Wade-Bholai village near Pune - crew safe
Grounded Time - unknown
Problem found - reports said that the crash was due to a malfunction in the fly-by-wire system
Result -
4. 19 February 2013 - near Pokhran - crew safe
Grounded Time - unknown
Problem found - Mechanical, the aircraft's right wing exploded
Result -
5. 14 October 2014 - near Lohegaon, Pune - crew safe
Grounded Time - 30 days
Problem found - the Su-30MKI ejected both of its operators without prior warning due to a fault in the ejection system
Result -
6. 19 May 2015 - near Tezpur - Crew safe
Grounded Time -
Problem found -
Result -