Russian-made Y-130 Trainer Jet Crashes in Bangladesh

An Air Force training plane has crashed into the Karnaphuli River at Chattogram’s Patenga, but the two pilots on board have survived. The plane crashed soon after it took off from the Chittagong Air Base at 10:28am on Thursday, said Group Captain Taslim Ahmad, manager of Shah Amanat International Airport.

The plane caught on fire immediately after takeoff. It then broke into pieces and scattered as it crashed into the Karnaphuli River behind the boat club, said Shakila Sultana, deputy commissioner (port) of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police.

“The pilot and the co-pilot parachuted down safely. They were rescued and taken to a hospital.”

“A YAK 130 training fighter plane of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed in Chattogram’s Patenga due to mechanical failure,” the Inter-Services Public Relations said. “The two pilots on board have been rescued.”

The Russian-made YAK 130 is said to be an advanced jet training aircraft and can be used for training on fourth and fifth generation fighter jets. The craft can also be used as light combat aircraft and as reconnaissance aircraft. The Bangladesh Air Force has dozens of YAK 130s in its fleet.

Following the accident, river transport on an estuary of the Karnaphuli River was paused for some time before port authorities lifted the alert.

 

[Anant]

The Yak-130 has an atrocious attrition rate in Bangladesh. They ordered 16 of the jets, and has already lost 4 of them in less than 9 years of service (though 2 of them were lost in a mid-air collision).

 

[Dredd]

The Yak-130 has an atrocious attrition rate in Bangladesh. They ordered 16 of the jets, and has already lost 4 of them in less than 9 years of service (though 2 of them were lost in a mid-air collision).

They dream of procuring every western 4.5 gen fighter jet on the planet, while they can barely afford a trainer. Bangladesh will soon start inducting Chinese dump J10 like pakistan is doing.

 

[Anant]

They dream of procuring every western 4.5 gen fighter jet on the planet, while they can barely afford a trainer. Bangladesh will soon start inducting Chinese dump J10 like pakistan is doing.

Either the J-10 or the JF-17, almost certainly. For all their dreams about Rafales or Typhoons or F-16s, they can't afford the 47 aircraft needed to replace the old Chinese MiG-21 knockoffs.

 

[Sir Capt]

These are China made. Russia sold China the rights to make this jet.

 

[Anant]

These are China made. Russia sold China the rights to make this jet.

When did they do that? Last I checked, the Yak-130 is still built by Yakovlev in Russia.

 

[Shrujanam Syama]

The Yak-130 has an atrocious attrition rate in Bangladesh. They ordered 16 of the jets, and has already lost 4 of them in less than 9 years of service (though 2 of them were lost in a mid-air collision).

It is because of poor maintenance schedule by Bangladesh

 

[Pink Panther]

The Yak-130 has an atrocious attrition rate in Bangladesh. They ordered 16 of the jets, and has already lost 4 of them in less than 9 years of service (though 2 of them were lost in a mid-air collision).

It seems like Bangladesh has a DPSU that is even worst than HAL that maintains all their jets.

 

[Pink Panther]

They dream of procuring every western 4.5 gen fighter jet on the planet, while they can barely afford a trainer. Bangladesh will soon start inducting Chinese dump J10 like pakistan is doing.

They are getting either Typhoon or Rafale, they are in talks with both Dassault and EU consortium.