A Yak-130 aircraft in Bac Giang Province in northern Vietnam, November 2023. Photo by Read/Giang Huy
A military training aircraft crashed over central Binh Dinh Province on Wednesday morning, and its two pilots have been reported to be safe.
The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. during a training exercise involving a Yak-130 jet, which was being operated by two pilots, the Ministry of National Defense said.
Phan Chi Hung, Chairman of Tay Son District People’s Committee, said Wednesday afternoon that the authorities received a call at around 4:30 p.m. from Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Hong Quan, one of the two pilots in the plane crash, reporting both of them were safe.
According to information from the search force, as Quan had parachuted into a deep abyss, it took him a lot of time to climb up before he had a phone signal to call the unit. Quan’s phone is now out of battery.
The authorities have mobilized hundreds of soldiers to the scene of the plane crash in Tay Phu Commune, Tay Son District, but no victim has been found.
The area with weak signals, hills, and heavy rain made it difficult for rescuers to reach the area.
The Yak-130, a Russian-manufactured training jet, is capable of reaching speeds up to 1,060 kph and can fly at a maximum altitude of 12,500 meters.
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