Russia grounds all Sukhoi-27 fighters...

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According to the source, the pilot was killed in the crash of the aerobatics Su-27 jet

MOSCOW, June 9. /TASS/. A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter aircraft of the Russian Knights aerobatic team has crashed in the Moscow Region and the pilot has been killed, sources in the law enforcement agencies told TASS on Thursday.
"The aircraft that crashed today near the village of Muranovo [Pushkinsky district] was part of the Russian Knights aerobatic team of Russia’s Aerospace Forces. Its pilot was killed," the source said.
Earlier reports said that the crashed aircraft was a Mikoyan MiG-29 belonging to an industrial enterprise. The MiG aircraft corporation later told TASS the planes of this type did not perform any flights on Thursday.
Piloting error and engine failure are considered as the main causes of the crash, the source told TASS.
The warplane crashed in the forest some 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the village of Muranovo. There are no houses nearby and the crash did not result in an explosion.
Earlier in the day, a ceremony was held to open a monument to aviators in Ashukino, located near Muranovo. The planes of the Russian Knights aerobatic team flew above Ashukino as part of the event, attended by Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force Viktor Bondarev.

Source: http://tass.ru/en/defense/880988

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Russia grounds all Sukhoi-27 fighters until causes of air crash near Moscow are clear

According to the source, the black box of the crashed Russian warplane is in good condition
MOSCOW, June 9. /TASS/. All flights by Sukhoi-27 fighters have been suspended by the commander of Russia’s Aero-Space Force until it is clear what caused the crash of a plane of this type near Moscow on Thursday morning, the Defense Ministry said.

"According to preliminary findings, technical problems were to blame," the ministry’s statement says.
Earlier, a source in the panel of inquiry told TASS all Sukhoi-27 had been grounded.

According to a source in the panel of inquiry has told TASS, the black box of the crashed warplane is in good condition.
"The ‘box’ has been found, it is one, it is in a good condition," the source said.

The Su-27 warplane of the Russian Knights aerobatic team crashed in the Pushkinsky district in the Moscow Region earlier on Thursday after the aerobatic team took part in a ceremony of opening a monument to aviators in Ashukino.

Earlier, the Defense Ministry said the Sukhoi-27 may have crashed due to technical problems. The pilot was killed in the crash. According to the ministry, the pilot did all he could to steer the plane away from a nearby community and had no time to eject himself.

First video footage from the crash site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5B07ImWJ-Y

Source:
http://tass.ru/en/defense/881040