Accidents
First Crash for Su-57 To Delay Service Entry
The pilot escaped from the stricken Su-57 over unpopulated country and was rescued by helicopter.
Su-57 “Bort (side number) 051” performs at the MAKS 2019 air show. The aircraft that crashed December 24 is believed to be Bort Blue 01, the first production aircraft. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
Su-57 “Bort (side number) 051” performs at the MAKS 2019 air show. The aircraft that crashed December 24 is believed to be Bort Blue 01, the first production aircraft. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

A Sukhoi Su-57 fighter crashed on December 24 some 120 km (65 nm) from the Dzemgi aerodrome shared by the KnAAPO factory and the Russian Air and Space Force (VKS). In a short statement confirming the accident, the authorities of the Khabarovsk region in southeast Siberia, where the plant is located, said that the aircraft belonged to the factory.


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