US Civilian Mig 23 crash

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Mig 23 crash over Thunder Over Michigan airshow. Crew ejected and is being treated in a local hospital.

Not positive but most likely Mig 23UB: N23UB painted as Czech AF 8107.



https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/loc ... ws%20story.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/pl ... n-airport/

https://www.facebook.com/reel/685371582 ... tid=9drbnH

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... tid=CDWPTG

[Key]

ID confirmed apparently: https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1 ... 718og&s=19

Edit: Most importantly, it has been reported there are no casualties on the ground. Jet crashed just next to an appartment building.

[Key]

Split-off here.

[Canberra TT.18]

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing ... 14.article

Pilot and crew disagreed on ejection!

American safety investigators say the aircraft’s backseat crew member initiated ejection procedures without direction from the pilot and owner.

[Key]

Thanks for the link. A longer quote on the nature of the emergency:

After launching from runway 23 of Willow Run airport (YIP) in Ypsilanti, Michigan as part of the Thunder Over Michigan air show, the MiG-23 pilot executed a right turn into a so-called “banana pass” – a low-level knife-edge pass along the runway.

As pilot and aircraft owner Dan Filer banked out of the pass, he noticed the Soviet-made jet’s afterburner did not ignite, after which the MiG began to lose airspeed, the NTSB says of Filer’s recounting to investigators.

In response, Filer adjusted the MiG-23’s variable geometry wings into the fully forward position of 16° sweep to maximise lift. The former US Navy aviator was in the process of troubleshooting the problem, according to safety investigators, when the rear seat observer argued for and executed ejection procedures.

Erik