CFIT or stall? Fleet grounded, but that’s standard Russian stand down after a crash. Expect them to be back in the air after a couple of days. RIP crew.
I’d be interested to knowing more about which of the 4 got out. Command ejection, crash on runway?
TASS: Emergencies - All Tupolev-22M3 grounded till end of probe into Tuesday?s crash near
All Tupolev-22M3 grounded till end of probe into Tuesday’s crash near
MOSCOW, January 22. /TASS/. All strategic bombers Tupolev-22M3 have been grounded until the end of the probe into the causes of Tuesday’s air crash near Murmansk, a source in the law enforcement has said. “For now all Tupolev-22M3 have been banned from flying until the causes of today’s crash become clear," the source said.
A Tupolev-22M3 bomber crashed on Tuesday afternoon while trying to land at an air base near Olenegorsk, the Murmansk Region. Three crew members died. One survived. A source in the law enforcement said that according to early estimates the pilot’s mistake made in bad weather was to blame.