The Propaganda Department said that at around 6:45 p.m. on November 6, search and rescue forces continued to receive information from the mobile phone of Colonel Pilot Nguyen Van Son, Commander of Air Force Regiment 940.

Previously, speaking with VietNamNet, Chairman of Binh Dinh Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan said that the authorities had contacted a pilot in the Yak-130 plane accident in Tay Son district.

Accordingly, the person who was contacted was Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Hong Quan, Flight Commander of Air Force Regiment 940. "According to information received at the scene, one pilot contacted to determine the coordinates, and another pilot also had preliminary information," said the Chairman of Binh Dinh province.

According to information from the Propaganda Department, at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon, Lieutenant Colonel Pilot Nguyen Hong Quan contacted the unit by mobile phone to report that he was on top of a high mountain (specific location unknown), the phone signal was unstable so there was not much information, the pilot's health was normal.

Authorities are currently trying to locate the two pilots.

As reported by VietNamNet, on November 6, Air Force Regiment 940, Air Force Officer School, Air Defense - Air Force organized a daily training flight at Phu Cat airport, with Yak-130 aircraft (registration number 210D).

The plane flew exercise 208, long-distance flight - no-go zone - through clouds in complex meteorological conditions, with Colonel Nguyen Van Son, Regiment Commander, flying in the front cabin and Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Hong Quan, Flight Director, flying in the back cabin.

The plane took off at 9:55 a.m. and landed at 10:38 a.m. The pilot reported that the plane's landing gear could not be released. He also took emergency measures to handle the situation but was still unsuccessful.

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

Searching for 2 pilots in the Yak-130 plane crash in Binh Dinh The Air Defense - Air Force has coordinated with other forces to search for the two pilots of the Yak-130 plane that crashed.