In the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation, a training and training aircraft Yak-130 crashed

According to preliminary data, the car denied onboard equipment. A special commission was created to find out the circumstances of the accident. In the Volgograd region of Russia there was an accident of a training and combat aircraft Yak-130. The incident occurred during a training flight, and, according to preliminary data, the accident was the refusal of aviation equipment. About it reports on October 10 "Militar" with reference to Russian sources.

The crew of the aircraft successfully catapult and was taken to the hospital. The exact terms of the event are not disclosed, and the investigation into the incident is conducted by a special commission. Yak-130 is a training plane designed to prepare pilots in conditions as close as possible to combat. The machine belongs to the C-1F class-serial turbojet aircraft with a runway from 6000 to 9000 kg.

It is actively used in the Russian PCS to develop the skills of using arms of the classes "Air-Air" and "Air Earth". The aircraft is also used to train aviation bombs and unmanaged missiles. The aircraft has replaced with outdated L-39 aircraft and since 2010 has been actively operated by the Russian military-air forces. The PCS of the Russian Federation today contains more than 100 JI-130 aircraft, which are used to prepare new pilots.