ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301998
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| Date: | Friday 2 December 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Alexeyevka, Primorsky Krai -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in a forest after taking off.
Eyewitnesses reported to the Novosti editorial office that on the afternoon of December 2, a plane crashed in the Primorsky Territory near the village of Alekseevka. He crashed into a hill near the federal highway, outside the settlements. The Ministry of Defense clarified that it was a MiG-31, the crew managed to eject, and the plane crashed in a deserted place. According to eyewitnesses of the incident, the plane caught fire already in the air. It flew over the Vladivostok-Ussuriysk highway, flames and black smoke burst out from the back. At some point, he made a sharp maneuver towards Alekseevka, and then crashed into a hill, almost perpendicular to the ground. After that, a fiery mushroom and black smoke appeared over the hill for a few seconds. In the place where the forest belt fell, there are no residential buildings. The flight was carried out without ammunition, the plane crashed in a deserted place, there was no destruction on the ground.
Sources:
https://meduza.io/news/2022/12/02/v-primorskom-krae-razbilsya-istrebitel-mig-31
https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2022/12/2/7378930/
https://www.sibreal.org/a/istrebitel-mig-31-poterpel-krushenie-v-primore/32158540.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2023 16:11 | Nepa | Updated |
| 20-Jul-2023 09:32 | Anon. | Updated |
| 24-Jul-2023 16:15 | Anon. | Updated |
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