India is the country that suffers the most Su-30 fighter crashes in the world, mostly due to technical problems.
In June 1999, Russia sent a Su-30MKI to France to participate in the Paris air show. The plane crashed during a training flight in preparation for the show. The two pilots ejected safely and there were no casualties on the ground.
Video of Su-30MKI crash at air show
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According to James Town, Sukhoi's chief designer Mikhail Siminov blamed the incident on pilot Vyacheslav Averianov's pilot error. However, Siminov maintained his faith in Averianov by later announcing that he would send an additional Su-30MKI from Moscow to Paris for the pilot to fly in the show. Video: wingstv
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| An Indian Air Force Su-30MKI crashed on April 30, 2009, in the Pokaran area of Rajasthan, in the village of Rajmathai, after taking off from Pune. One of the two pilots died. Indian Defense Minister AK Antony initially stated that the cause of the crash was a failure of the aircraft's electronic control system. According to Dnaindia, investigators later announced that the cause was the pilot mistakenly pressing an important button. The button was located behind the pilot, out of their line of sight. Photo: Wiki |
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| On November 30, 2009, an Indian Su-30MKI crashed at Jathegaon after issuing a fire warning. Both pilots ejected safely. The cause is believed to be foreign objects entering the engine. Photo: Wiki |
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| On December 13, 2011, a Su-30MKI aircraft from India’s Lohegaon airbase crashed in Wade-Bholai village, about 20 km from Pune. Both pilots ejected safely. Preliminary reports said the crash was due to a malfunction in the electronic control system. Photo: NDTV |
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| An Indian Su-30MKI crashed at the Pokaran firing range during a training exercise on February 19, 2013. Shortly after completing a training mission, the right wing of the aircraft exploded, both pilots ejected safely, with no damage or casualties on the ground. Photo: thebharatmilitaryreview |
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| On October 14, 2014, an Indian Su-30MKI crashed 20 km from Pune Air Force Station Lohegaon. The aircraft suddenly ejected the two pilots' seats while landing. Both pilots were safe. In early November 2014, a team of Russian experts arrived in India to assess the aircraft and determined that the aircraft had a fault in its ejection system. Photo: indianexpress |
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| On May 19, 2015, an Indian Su-30MKI aircraft taking off from Salanibari Air Force Base, Tezpur lost contact with radar and crashed. The aircraft had a technical fault and the pilot was forced to abandon the aircraft. Photo: oneindia |
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| On September 17, 2015, a Venezuelan Air Force Su-30MK2 crashed near the town of Elorza, in the south of the country, while intercepting a small drug smuggling plane. Both pilots were killed. Photo: Wiki |
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