ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54536
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 July 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-23M “Flogger-B” |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | 29 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bellegem, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bagicz near Kołobrzeg (Poland) |
| Bagicz near Kołobrzeg | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine problems during a trainging flight forced the pilot to eject. The MiG continued unmanned across Poland and Germany before it ran out of fuel. It crashed into a house at Bellegem, Belgium, killing a man on the ground.
Sources:
Aviation Week& Space Technology 10 July 1989
forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=61329
Story : https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-russian-mig-23-ended-crashing-inside-belgian-farmhouse-65521
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2008 11:35 | harro | Added |
| 01-Apr-2009 23:31 | Anon. | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2018 17:02 | j155 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2019 14:22 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Jul-2019 14:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source] |
| 15-Nov-2022 08:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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