Military plane Wreck at the Aircraft Show in Sknilov

17 Responses to “Military plane Wreck at the Aircraft Show in Sknilov”

1. D says:

   July 30, 2007 at 9:49 am

   Looks like the pilot tried to eject but landed right in the fireball…. tragic.

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2. imoody says:

   July 30, 2007 at 10:34 am

   No. Look at the parachute. The pilot survived.

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   • D says:

     July 30, 2007 at 12:08 pm

     That parachute isnt gonna help him when hes so close to the ground… I haven’t read the report or anything… are you sure he survived. It looks like he and his seat ejected right into the fireball.

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     • Justin says:

       August 9, 2007 at 12:10 pm

       The seat is designed to be jet packed, it launches the pilot into the air to achieve minimal parachute altitude, it also throws the pilot clear of the wreckige

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   • Sarah Asimov says:

     July 31, 2007 at 12:08 am

     Check out these series of photographs. In one of them you can see the pilot has survived.

     http://www.aviapedia.com/video/su-27-crash-in-lvov-video

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     • Sarah Asimov says:

       July 31, 2007 at 12:09 am

       You can see the parachute

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       • Sarah Asimov says:

         July 31, 2007 at 12:22 am

         Slow motion version-

         http://www.metacafe.com/watch/233651/su_27_crash_in_slow_motion/

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         • Sarah Asimov says:

           July 31, 2007 at 12:22 am

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3. John from Kansas says:

   July 30, 2007 at 11:06 am

   Why in the world was he over the crowd at all?

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4. Tal says:

   July 30, 2007 at 1:59 pm

   bad luck for the pilot … no chance there

   http://www.freestats.co.il

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5. Lenin says:

   July 30, 2007 at 2:02 pm

   The pilot survived, it was in the news

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6. x57 says:

   July 30, 2007 at 4:24 pm

   This video shows the pilot after ejection (warning: it also shows many bodies):
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MwjqhCIwZA

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7. Pros says:

   July 30, 2007 at 5:16 pm

   Both pilots survived with minor injuries from the ejection and landed just feet away from the transport aircraft.

   A military court sentenced Toponar and co-pilot Yegorov to fourteen and eight years in prison, respectively. The court found the two pilots and three other military officials guilty of failing to follow orders, negligence and violating flight rules. Two of the three officials were sentenced to up to six years in prison, and the last official received up to four years. In addition, Toponar was ordered to pay €1.18 million in compensation to the families, and Yegorov another €0.4 million.

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8. sashok says:

   July 30, 2007 at 8:10 pm

   horrible stuff. poor people.

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9. ismo, a finn says:

   July 30, 2007 at 11:05 pm

   Yup, pitying them pilots seems a bit trivial here. I think I’d rather die than be in charge of death of 77 bystanders.

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   • Sarah Asimov says:

     July 31, 2007 at 12:04 am

     If it were in the USA, there probably would not be any charges due to the fact the engine failed and it was no fault of the pilot.

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10. cloverleaf says:

    August 1, 2007 at 12:21 am

    The pilots are in prison now… And also got fines of 150,000EURO to pay. I think the main pilot got 8 years in prison. They were doing things they should not have been doing. Irresponsible. That graphic video is horrible. Piece of body parts all over the ground. tragic.

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