1 pilot found

Search forces have found one of the two pilots in the plane crash in Binh Dinh, this pilot is in stable health.

On the evening of November 6, speaking with Giao Thong Newspaper, Mr. Phan Chi Hung, Chairman of the People's Committee of Tay Son District (Binh Dinh) said that the authorities had found a pilot in the military plane crash in the area.

"The search team found Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Hong Quan in a forest area in Tay Phu commune, Tay Son district. Lieutenant Colonel Quan is in stable health, with only scratches," said Mr. Hung.

Authorities continue to search for the remaining pilot.

Previously, at 4:30 p.m. the same day, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Hong Quan contacted his unit by mobile phone to report that he was on top of a high mountain, the phone signal was unstable so there was not much information, then contact was lost.

According to the latest information obtained by PV, at around 6:45 p.m. on November 6, the search and rescue team continued to receive information from the mobile phone of Colonel Nguyen Van Son, Regiment Commander (the second person in the plane crash). Currently, the authorities are trying to determine the location of this pilot.

As reported, the Yak-130 military aircraft of the 940th Air Regiment, Air Force Officer School crashed after an accident at noon on November 6.

At that time, Air Regiment 940 organized a training flight right at Phu Cat airport with Yak-130 aircraft, flying long distances, through the air, through clouds in complex meteorological conditions.

The training flight was led by Colonel Nguyen Van Son - Regiment Commander - flying in the front cabin and Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Hong Quan - Flight Director - flying in the back cabin. This was the second flight of the front cabin pilot in the flight team of the day.

The plane took off at 9:55 a.m., and at 10:38 a.m., when finishing the return flight to land, the pilot reported that the plane's landing gear could not be released. At the same time, measures were taken to handle the emergency landing gear release situation but were still unsuccessful.

The pilot reported to the flight commander and was allowed to parachute. The two pilots parachuted at 10:51 at the TB2 Shooting Range, Tay Son, Binh Dinh.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/roi-may-bay-quan-su-o-binh-dinh-da-tim-thay-1-phi-cong-192241106203002733.htm