Su-22 plane crashes while landing in Yen Bai, one pilot dies
While trying to rescue a crashed Su-22 aircraft in Yen Bai, Captain Tran Ngoc Duy - Deputy Squadron Commander, Chief of Staff of Squadron 1, Air Force Regiment 921, Division 371 heroically sacrificed himself.
At 12:09 p.m. on January 31, 2023, Su-22 aircraft, serial number 5873 of Air Force Regiment 921, Division 371, Air Defense - Air Force, piloted by Captain 3rd class Tran Ngoc Duy, took off on the first flight, training flight number 206.
At 12:27, while landing, the plane had an accident. The pilot was ordered to parachute but tried to save the plane, but then the plane crashed and the pilot died.
Captain Tran Ngoc Duy - Deputy Squadron Commander, Chief of Staff of Squadron 1, Air Force Regiment 921, Division 371, born in 1992. Residence: Nam Cuong ward, Yen Bai city, Yen Bai province.
Immediately after the incident, the Ministry of National Defense directed the Air Defense - Air Force Service and relevant agencies and units to urgently overcome the consequences, investigate and clarify the cause of the accident; together with functional agencies and local Party committees, authorities, and organizations, visit and encourage the family and carry out policy work for comrade Tran Ngoc Duy and his family./.