Tuesday 23 March 2021: fatal ground start-up incident Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire bomber, three flightcrew killed...

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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/249029

During engine start, the ejection seats were activated by mistake,
resulting in the death of the three crew members

Date: 23-MAR-2021
Time:
Type: Tupolev Tu-22M3
Owner/operator: Russian Air Force
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/249029

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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... 652412.cms

"An ejection system malfunctioned during a planned preparation on the ground for a Tu-22M3 flight at an airfield in the Kaluga region,"
the defence ministry said.

Three crew members received fatal injuries due to the "insufficient height to deploy parachutes,"
the defence ministry said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies.

A state commission has been sent to the scene
near the city of Kaluga some 190 kilometres (120 miles) southwest of the capital Moscow
to inspect to inspect the bomber and look into the reasons of the accident.

State news agency TASS quoted a source as saying that one crew member had survived.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... 652412.cms