By the collapse of the MiG-29 could result in failure of the control system – RBC

By the collapse of the MiG-29 in the vicinity of the landfill Ashuluk (Astrakhan region) could result in the denial of a control system of the aircraft. This Interfax said a source close to the commission, which is investigating.

«Judging from the reports of pilots, the MiG-29 crash is likely to have occurred due to the failure in the system of control of the aircraft,” – he said. The interviewee said that the exact cause of failure can be identified after decoding the “black boxes” and the analysis of other means of objective control.

So far, according to the source, it is known only that during the flight the pilots heard the cotton under the fuselage after which the fighter has become almost uncontrollable. The incident was reported to the head and pilots ejected.

Earlier that an accident could have occurred due to failure of equipment in the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The captain of the crew fighter Alexey Titarenko told LifeNews, that aboard the plane exploded. “We had shot, made a control approach, and at this point there was an explosion on the left side, then dazzle gray veil, nothing could be seen. Feels found the knob and powered system bailout, “- said the publication of the pilot.

According to the Defense Ministry, both pilots, the crash victims fighter, are in satisfactory condition. One of the pilots, doctors diagnosed a dislocated arm, the other – minor scrapes and bruises. In the near future pilots transferred to a military hospital for a more thorough examination.

MiG-29 crashed in the afternoon on June 4 during a training flight. As a result of the disaster no one was killed. In the investigation of crashed fighter MiG-29 flights are suspended.