[🇧🇩-Airforce] Bangladesh Air Force

[Saif]

Pilot dies as Air Force training fighter jet crashes in Ctg

 

[Saif]

YAK-130 is an unreliable Advanced Jet Trainer.

 

[Old School]

It was not YAK-130's fault 🇧🇩-Airforce - Behind The Recent BAF YAK-130 Fatal Crash: Some Observations . Pilots initiated a risky maneuver during an aerobatic show, but it went wrong. BAF has to come up with the truth instead of blaming the YAK-130.

 

[Bilal9]

It was not YAK-130's fault 🇧🇩-Airforce - Behind The Recent BAF YAK-130 Fatal Crash: Some Observations . Pilots initiated a risky maneuver during an aerobatic show, but it went wrong. BAF has to come up with the truth instead of blaming the YAK-130.

These are the list of crashes for the type (Those of BAF in bold). I don't know if this is typical for advanced jet trainer category. Of course investigation by BAF and manufacturer YAK is not complete - they have to recover the black box and then analyze the system-fault data.

Accidents and incidents

• 26 June 2006: A Yak-130 prototype crashed in the Ryazan region. Both pilots ejected safely without injuries.[47]
• 29 May 2010: A preseries Yak-130 crashed at Lipetsk Air Base. The accident occurred during testing. Both pilots ejected; their condition was satisfactory. There were no casualties or injuries to people on the ground.[48][49]
• 15 April 2014: A Yak-130 crashed in the Astrakhan region, 25 km from Akhtubinsk near the village of Bataevka. Both pilots ejected, but one of them, Lt. Col. Sergei Seregin, was killed. The cause of the accident was a malfunction. The Yak-130 was owned by the 1080th Red Banner Aviation Centre for Retraining of Personnel named after V.P. Chkalov at Borisoglebsk. There were no casualties or damage to those on the ground.[50]
• 11 July 2017: A Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed at Lohagara in Bangladesh's southeastern Chittagong District.[51] Both pilots were unharmed.[52]
• 27 December 2017: Two Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130s crashed at Maheshkhali Island in Cox's Bazar due to a mid-air collision. The official report states that the accident happened during the breaking of formation at a training exercise. All four pilots were rescued alive.[53][54]
• 19 May 2021: A Belarusian Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed in Baranavichy, causing minor damage to one house in the city. Two pilots ejected but died.[55]
• 29 June 2022: A Myanmar air force Yak-130 is believed to have been damaged following a bird strike.[57]
• 9 May 2024: A Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed into the Karnaphuli river near Chittagong after the plane caught fire in mid-air. The two crew members managed to eject, however the pilot, Squadron Leader Asim Jawwad, died later in hospital.[58][59]

 

[Old School]

These are the list of crashes for the type (Those of BAF in bold). I don't know if this is typical for advanced jet trainer category. Of course investigation by BAF and manufacturer YAK is not complete - they have to recover the black box and then analyze the system-fault data.

Accidents and incidents

• 26 June 2006: A Yak-130 prototype crashed in the Ryazan region. Both pilots ejected safely without injuries.[47]
• 29 May 2010: A preseries Yak-130 crashed at Lipetsk Air Base. The accident occurred during testing. Both pilots ejected; their condition was satisfactory. There were no casualties or injuries to people on the ground.[48][49]
• 15 April 2014: A Yak-130 crashed in the Astrakhan region, 25 km from Akhtubinsk near the village of Bataevka. Both pilots ejected, but one of them, Lt. Col. Sergei Seregin, was killed. The cause of the accident was a malfunction. The Yak-130 was owned by the 1080th Red Banner Aviation Centre for Retraining of Personnel named after V.P. Chkalov at Borisoglebsk. There were no casualties or damage to those on the ground.[50]
• 11 July 2017: A Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed at Lohagara in Bangladesh's southeastern Chittagong District.[51] Both pilots were unharmed.[52]
• 27 December 2017: Two Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130s crashed at Maheshkhali Island in Cox's Bazar due to a mid-air collision. The official report states that the accident happened during the breaking of formation at a training exercise. All four pilots were rescued alive.[53][54]
• 19 May 2021: A Belarusian Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed in Baranavichy, causing minor damage to one house in the city. Two pilots ejected but died.[55]
• 29 June 2022: A Myanmar air force Yak-130 is believed to have been damaged following a bird strike.[57]
• 9 May 2024: A Bangladesh Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 crashed into the Karnaphuli river near Chittagong after the plane caught fire in mid-air. The two crew members managed to eject, however the pilot, Squadron Leader Asim Jawwad, died later in hospital.[58][59]

If you read the official version, they never mentioned that this one was during an aerobatic show and very close to the runway while doing a fancy and risky maneuver ( like how each time Sakibal gets out). Did you read my report by the way here 📰Article - Behind The Recent Russian Made BAF YAK-130 Fatal Crash: Some Observations ? I have talked to senior BAF officers, too.

 

[Saif]

The following video also blames mechanical problem for the crash of YAK-130.

 

[Old School]

The following video also blames mechanical problem for the crash of YAK-130.

BAL Chetona religion has had a big impact on the skills of pilots and on education overall over the last 12 years. They now recruit primarily from BCL members everywhere in the government. A fake mechanical issue is always good for insurance claims and covers up qualitative and organizational failures. Russians will come after them anyway for deliberately damaging the brand goodwill. YAK-130 is a very different beast than MIGs. Very sad.

 

[Old School]

Just read this report on YAK-130. Here : Yak-130: This Old Russia Jet Has All the Weapons To Smash any Army
It is not an easy aircraft to fly. It requires a lot of skills. The Yak-130 can trade performance blows with 4th and 4+ generation fighters like the MiG-29 and Western counterparts like Boeing's F/A-18E-F Super Hornet.

 

[Saif]

BAL Chetona religion has had a big impact on the skills of pilots and on education overall over the last 12 years. They now recruit primarily from BCL members everywhere in the government. A fake mechanical issue is always good for insurance claims and covers up qualitative and organizational failures. Russians will come after them anyway for deliberately damaging the brand goodwill. YAK-130 is a very different beast than MIGs. Very sad.

The Russian and Belarusian Air Forces have also experienced multiple crash incidents with YAK-130. Are the Russian and Belarusian Air Forces pilots also incompetent?

 

[Old School]

The Russian and Belarusian Air Forces have also experienced multiple crash incidents with YAK-130. Are the Russian and Belarusian Air Forces pilots also incompetent?

Most military aircraft types have crashed, and Russian—the Belarussian fleet is much larger in size. Now, why doesn't BAF still buy American / European fighters so that they can safely blame their pilots? Some BD fake defense sites claiming Eurofighters for almost 7 years.

 

[Saif]

Most military aircraft types have crashed, and Russian—the Belarussian fleet is much larger in size. Now, why doesn't BAF still buy American / European fighters so that they can safely blame their pilots? Some BD fake defense sites claiming Eurofighters for almost 7 years.

Bangladesh cannot afford Western jet fighters because our defense budget is just 1% of our GDP. We have to rely on cheap Chinese and Russian jets in the foreseeable future.

 

[Old School]

Bangladesh cannot afford Western jet fighters because our defense budget is just 1% of our GDP. We have to rely on cheap Chinese and Russian jets in the foreseeable future.

Or government officials can not receive commissions with Western companies, which they can easily get with either Russian Rosboron or Chinese Chengdu. I‘m sure if they can get an export credit line with Boeing, the same can be done with Lockhead-Martin.

 

[Saif]

Or government officials can not receive commissions with Western companies, which they can easily get with either Russian Rosboron or Chinese Chengdu. I‘m sure if they can get an export credit line with Boeing, the same can be done with Lockhead-Martin.

French Dassault is infamous for bribing potential clients.

 

[Old School]

French Dassault is infamous for bribing potential clients.

It is very good then that BD officials do not take bribes. Nice to be in a corruption free country.

 

[Saif]

It is very good then that BD officials do not take bribes. Nice to be in a corruption free country.

Bangladesh is one of the most countries in the world. I was just pointing out that some Western countries are also corrupt.