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| Date: | Thursday 4 March 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Yakovlev Yak-38 Forger |
| Owner/operator: | Ministry of Aviation Industry of the USSR |
| Registration: | unreg. |
| MSN: | 03-09 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saratov -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | airbase Saratov South |
| airbase Saratov South | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Unintentional activation of the automatic ejection. Test pilot was not injured. Unguided jet crashed.
Sources:
https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/35394
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2012 06:34 | krasatpi | Added |
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