Honored military pilot of Russia Vladimir Popov called the possible reason for the crash of the MiG-29 in the Astrakhan region in an interview with the newspaper “Izvestia”.
As prescribed Popov, the most likely cause of the fall of steel weather conditions due to the proximity of the Mountains of Dagestan and the Caspian Sea, including entering the thunderstorm cloudiness. In addition, a loss of height control could be brought to the crash during the execution of maneuvers, the pilot distraction from the instrument flight, as well as the possible refusal of the technique.
The pilot drew attention to the fact that the MiG-29cmt is not complicated in flight, but he has rather difficult “highest pilots.” Therefore, only a professional pilot should manage such an airplane, he added.
The fact that the MiG-29 fighter crashed in the Astrakhan region during the training flight, it became known on August 18. The plane fell in a deserted place on the territory of Polygon Ashuluk. As a result of the crash, the pilot died. The fighter performed a planned flight without ammunition.