1989 Belgium MiG-23 crash

When

4 Jul 1989

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

50.76° N, 3.31° E

Description

aviation accident

Deaths

1

Aviation accident

On 4 July 1989, a pilotless MiG-23 jet fighter of the Soviet Air Forces crashed into a house in Bellegem, near Kortrijk, Belgium, killing one person. The pilot had ejected over an hour earlier near Kołobrzeg, Poland, after experiencing technical problems, but the aircraft continued flying for around 900 km (600 mi) before running out of fuel and crashing into the ground.

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