2022 Irkutsk Sukhoi Su-30 crash

2022 Irkutsk military aircraft crash
Destroyed building after the plane crash
Accident
Date23 October 2022 (2022-10-23)
SummaryCrashed into a residential building; Under investigation
Site2nd Sovietsky Lane, building 4, Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
52°19′59″N 104°11′55″E / 52.33306°N 104.19861°E / 52.33306; 104.19861
Total fatalities2
Total injuries1
Aircraft
Aircraft typeSukhoi Su-30SM
Flight originIrkutsk Northwest Airport
Occupants2
Crew2
Fatalities2
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities0
Ground injuries1

At about 17:30 local time on 23 October 2022, a Su-30 crashed in the city of Irkutsk in eastern Russia. The Su-30SM aircraft was performing a test flight when it fell on a wooden two-story residential building in 2nd Sovetsky Lane. Both the pilots were killed. The residents of the house were not hurt as they were not home.