MOSCOW, June 29 (RIA Novosti) - Pilot error has been identified as the cause of a crash involving a Su-24 Fencer tactical bomber in mid-June, a flight service official said on Monday.
The Su-24 crashed on June 17 in the Murmansk region in the far northwest, with both pilots ejecting safely.
"The cause of the Su-24's crash has been established. It was a pilot error made during the landing," Lt. Gen. Sergei Bainetov said.
Another Su-24 crashed two days later in the Rostov region in southern Russia, which caused the Air Force to ground flights by the entire Su-24 fleet.
