29.06.2009.
Utvrdjeno je da je uzrok pada bila greska pilota prilikom sletanja:
Russian military jet crashed due to pilot error - AF
29/06/200913:46
MOSCOW, June 29 (RIA Novosti) - Pilot error has been identified as the cause of a crash involving a Su-24 Fencer tactical bomber in mid-June, a flight service official said on Monday.
The Su-24 crashed on June 17 in the Murmansk region in the far northwest, with both pilots ejecting safely.
"The cause of the Su-24's crash has been established. It was a pilot error made during the landing," Lt. Gen. Sergei Bainetov said.
Another Su-24 crashed two days later in the Rostov region in southern Russia, which caused the Air Force to ground flights by the entire Su-24 fleet.
Letovi su obnovljeni nakon desetodnevne pauze, takodje se navodi da je u poslednjih deset godina stradalo deset pilota u 13 padova ovog tipa aviona, kao i da je u toku postepena zamena ovih aviona novim Su-34:
Russia resumes Su-24 flights after 10-day suspension
29/06/200915:32
MOSCOW, June 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Air Force has resumed Su-24 Fencer attack aircraft flights after a 10-day suspension following two crashes in mid-June, a Defense Ministry official said on Monday.
The Su-24 is a two-seat, twin-engine fighter-bomber similar to NATO's Tornado and Mirage 2000 planes.
"The Air Force commander issued an order on Monday to resume Su-24 flights, which had been halted after two consecutive crashes of these aircraft," the official said.
A Su-24 plane crashed on June 19 in the Rostov region of southern Russia, with both pilots ejecting safely. Another Su-24 aircraft crashed on June 17 on a runway as it landed at an airfield in the Murmansk region in the far northwest, but both pilots also ejected safely.
Ten pilots have died in the last decade in 13 Su-24 aircraft crashes in Russia.
The plane has been in service with the Russian Air Force since the mid-1970s. However, in recent years Russia has gradually been phasing out the planes, which have a patchy safety record.
According to the Defense Ministry, the Su-24 will be gradually replaced with new Su-34 Fullback strike aircraft, which has the potential to become the top plane in its class for years to come.
Izvor: RIA Novosti