Final Seconds - Jet Crashes Into Crowd During Air Display (Sknyliv 2002)

The Sknyliv Air Show Disaster - what happened here on 27th July 2002 was a catastrophe that almost beggars belief. A Soviet era SU-27 twin engine jet came out of an acrobatic maneuver too low, lost control and ploughed into the watching crowds.... It is the worst air show disaster on record, a tragedy that should never have happened.
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[@jcole1679]

As a crew chief in the air force we were shown uncensored video and pictures of this and many other incidents. I've never forgotten those images. As for why they were shown. It was to quote "show you what happens when you allow negligence in your work"

[@CheeseScout]

I am an automotive system engineer and I am very aware of the responsibility of my work. Negligence will cost lives, and it is something I cannot tolerate.

[@Mo_Taser]

Before images were censored so heavily on the internet I saw what was likely the same video and pictures you saw. The carnage, the destroyed bodies, was absolutely horrific.

[@hectoralmonte3629]

I was a F117 crew chief at holloman afb nm. I launched the one that was shot down during the Bosnian conflict, I stood on the apron waiting for the plane to come back the whole time, hoping I didn't cause a pilot's death. I was young and did some crazy things off duty but I always took the maintenance seriously. Btw is tech school still at Shepard?

[@MrDlt123]

​@@hectoralmonte3629 Yes. Still at Shep.

[@monolith-zl4qt]

You're not going to make me believe that air shows are a necessary part of national interests. They're risking a lot for nothing, pure arrogance and cock measurement

[@327Erich]

I watched a video of this disaster; and while I have a strong stomach, it's one of the few videos I've ever regretted watching. The cameraman was running through the carnage seconds after the aircraft came to a stop. Among the screams of people in agony and those of a mother sobbing while cradling her (likely dead) child, there were body parts strewn about randomly. Arms, legs, what may/may not have been a head, it was hell on Earth. I watched it once and only once (and it's been close to 10 years now); and the images are ingrained in my brain, probably for life. God bless those people who lived through this, and God rest the souls of those who didn't.

[@classicmusicarchives7370]

This is why these types of things are censored on YT and the mainstream news media, be it from war, crime, terrorism, strife or simply an accident. It is very, very difficult for most people to see and hear and feel the true reality, and it rightly affects most people very emotionally, and I have a strong stomach too. Life can be tragic and sad in the extreme in this world.

[@20023230]

Thanks. Will not watch it.

[@bongkaos5519]

1 man 1 jar.....

[@TheCrapman50]

there are just things that will really leave you scarred for life.

[@flangecorp9789]

I remember the time I found that video on YT years ago. It was beyond horrific.

[@mtmadigan82]

Just crazy how they ejected as the plane hit the ground. I'd bet as they floated down seeing the carnage, surviving was more of a punishment.

[@MelHayler]

Floated down? Any pilot ejecting close to the ground know they have a slim chance of survival! The pilots in this accident were very, very lucky to survive their ejection after their aircraft touched the ground! The ejector seats only shoot them a short distance from the aircraft, fine if your a few thousand feet up in the air, not so fine when close to the ground. Look again at the pictures, parachutes are not to be seen, that's how quick it all happened! There was no chance of floating down at all!

[@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign]

@@MelHayler yeah i watched them eject and as someone with past fast jet training, i was convinced they were gone. I was so surprised to see they had survived, theres a minimum safe altitude and damn there were no where near it, lucky to be alive is an understatement!

[@derpderpin1568]

@@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign not when they got to shoot straight up with no obstructions like they did. this is survived 97/100 times.

[@PuddingXXL]

​@@MelHayler In the full length video you see the camera man running towards the carnage and he meets one if the ehected pilots on the way their as the pilot is standing up and looking over the field. I can only imagine what he must have felt. He touched down to a field of corpses caused by his crash. In the video he rolls in his parachute and then turns towards the chaos ajd just stands there as the camera man keeps on running.

[@chaschristiansen]

The fact that the pilot is trying to argue his innocence is sad. Everyone knows he was arrested to appease the public. Everyone understands this was a horrific accident, but people need their pound.

[@jshumphress13]

I can’t imagine being a pilot, spectator, or first responder on that day. You go to an air show with your family, and some people left without their family. Terrible

[@XRP747E]

Beautifully narrated. You touched the essence of this tragedy in a way I haven't seen or heard before. As a retired pilot and spectator of several airshows, I felt the nuances of your description deeply. Thank you.

[@RedShedNick]

I echo that completely.

[@JohnBarr-ud1uq]

Vote blue to continue the upward trend that Biden has created. Stock market higher and healthier than ever.

[@edgarkeisi]

Tragedy is an understatement. RIP all those who died and peace to their relatives.

[@powerplay8355]

It's hilarious

[@alyasmohamed4087]

​@@powerplay8355Bro thinks everything that happens in this world is funny...

[@orangehoof]

At an air show where you can't find the crowd, I would think the prudent thing to do is to level off until you've located the crowd and your bearings then continue with the exhibit. The worst thing to do is what they did which was to fly into the crowd.

[@robertheinkel6225]

The flights are supposed to fly down the runway. Sometimes they preposition large trucks as reference points, where they line up on the first truck and fly to the second truck parked in the distance. The trucks are parked a couple of miles apart.

[@donraptor6156]

And you are confusing the Russian mentality versus Western SOP. Russians always take Vodka Fueled Chances.

[@NCSiebertdesign]

To avoid this, they should have preplanned and practiced maneuvers on the days before exhibitions days. Clearly not the case here with this disaster.

[@metroplex3k]

Aviation videos are full of Monday morning quarterbacks, armchair aviation experts, offering a nickel’s worth of free advice - never fails.

[@Troglodytarum]

​@@metroplex3kAre they wrong? Is this statement "If you dont see the crowd, pull up." So monsterously idiotic? Explain to the world why this is a wrong thing to say.

[@maryscott9430]

After being front row at the ramstein air show, this video hits harder than most.

[@nathanfugate8210]

My sister-in-law's sister and her husband were at Ramstein when the Italian disaster happened. They had been standing right where the one plane landed in the crowd just 30 minutes before, but had decided to leave early.

[@maryscott9430]

@@nathanfugate8210 we were front row. We were coming back with ice cream when it happened, and though we were a little injured, my mom and dad rushed to help others. The boom, the earth shaking, the smell if jet fuel and meat, all the people screaming and running away.. ill never forget it.

[@markelliott5698]

I was at Rhein Mein and wanted to go but couldn't get off. Knowing me, I would have been in the front row

[@dr.jamesolack8504]

Was stationed at Wharton Barracks in Heilbronn. Remember it well.

[@user-vj7el2wg9b]

A bunch of us wanted to go to Ramstein that day, but we couldn't organize transport. That same year, on 23rd December I was on the evening shuttle flight from Heathrow to Edinburgh when the PanAm 747 came down on Lockerbie. We must have been right behind it.

[@mikeconey2164]

We live at the top of a hill at the end of a 15 mile long valley in North West France. The house is prominent and the French air force use the house as a marker (and, we have been told, a target). Jets fly over at around 200 ft/65 metres, then turn and climb, often using afterburners. My wife hates it (the dogs are okay), and for me it is my own, almost daily, airshow. When replacing the roof I was occasionally acknowledged by pilots. Fun times.

[@reachandler3655]

I can't help but feel the investigators decided it was the pilot's fault, and that was the end of the investigation.

[@snowcat9308]

Pre-Maidan ukraine was *very* post-soviet

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

​@@snowcat9308. Yes, but what's your point ?

[@snowcat9308]

@@MoskusMoskiferus1611 The culture was a lot more similar to soviet culture than even today (i.e. corruption, shifting blame, etc.)

[@MisterRawgers]

Probably because it WAS their fault, crazy conclusion huh?

[@d.s2660]

​@@MisterRawgersIt was obviously the poor organisation at fault. They gave the pilots the wrong maps, didn't let them practice and get to know the airfield. The aircraft wasn't even serviced properly. But hey, you keep backing corruption.

[@gtwhome]

Easily the best presentation I've seen on this disaster ... ! Thankyou for your compassionate, objective and informative retrospective.

[@EnclaveOfficer1776]

He got banned from even riding a bike…wtf.

[@DevilDaRebel]

Authoritarian powers mixed with emotions never ends well.

[@randallanderson1632]

Sometimes it comes to that, just to make the point.

[@DevilDaRebel]

@@randallanderson1632 You leave the country at that point.

[@randallanderson1632]

@@DevilDaRebel I would agree. It's not about the guy being a danger on a bicycle. It's about making an example out of a guy who needed to do the wise thing, could have, and didn't.

[@DevilDaRebel]

@@randallanderson1632 That’s not an example, the initial incarceration was.

[@danhillman4523]

I seriously doubt that these men intended to kill anyone in this situation. It was an accident. I feel bad for all involved.

[@bogdannichita3098]

0090

[@stevegordon2032]

Fine. But would you be saying that if your family had been wiped out. I think not.

[@ooammo632]

Smh yea no shit man

[@adamw2911]

​@@stevegordon2032It was a combination of errors on the ground and in the air that caused it. However once the pilots lost sight of the crowd then corrective action should have been made. Simply carrying on was negligence of the highest order.

[@jeffmilroy9345]

Smirnoff

[@richardwilson3364]

Great that you're back with regular uploads

[@DarkSitesChannel]

I have the upmost respect for your videos, especially when you handle particularly dark subjects such as this. I live near several active military airfields and reguarly run outside to check on the jet noises.

[@b.p.879]

I live near a ANG base and I always run outside when I hear the giant Chinook choppers flying over! I'm 44 lol!

[@user-zi8ux6fy2n]

Are ALL these cats named YURI

[@thisisnumber0]

Utmost

[@chugwhiskey6605]

What are you 5 years old?

[@user-zi8ux6fy2n]

@@chugwhiskey6605 who's 5yrs Ol'???

[@David-mw3sb]

An excellent presentation on something I'm sure im not alone in being completely shoked and perplexed as to how and why it happened. Thank you for the detailed tragic information.

[@queefreak666]

Saw uncut video of this horrific disaster years ago. It was so surreal, people walking around in a daze, amongst bodies and parts, some horribly maimed, yet still alive. Like many on here have also said, it is something that you can never forget. I makes me wonder how those who have been through a wartime bombing ever move on from.

[@nothinyaseehere9449]

I was electrocuted by 57,000 volts I nearly died 8 times through my hospital stay, I lost both legs n a lot of injuries. Humans are very adaptive we can go through absolute hell n come out fine..

[@melvynsngltn27]

​@@nothinyaseehere9449wow

[@jamesalexander3530]

​@@nothinyaseehere9449my god, I'm so sorry that happened to you! 😮

[@crazlen]

where did ya see the video?

[@queefreak666]

@@crazlen Probably KZbin before they were censor happy

[@fernandomoreno4590]

Several years ago I had the opportunity to see the complete footage that can be seen at 6:15 where the witness films from afar and with a camera in hand approaches the point of impact. The images are terrible, you can see mutilated bodies, blood, viscera and the heartbreaking screams of a child who lies on the floor all broken.

[@Jamie-eh1di]

I saw that footage too all those years ago! It was one of the most shocking things ever!! Impossible to forget! Body parts everywhere! 😮. I never went to an air show ever again

[@andre1214g]

I remember this tragedy that occurred at the Sknyliv airfield, near Lviv, Ukraine, in 2002. By chance I found myself in Kyiv, on vacation, and as soon as we learned of the tragedy there was an upheaval widespread among people. There was talk at the time that the safety instructions for this aerobatic show had not been followed.

[@tsensuke5259]

It's spelt Kiev.

[@dougman23]

​@tsensuke5259 is it spelt that way?

[@tsensuke5259]

@@dougman23 If you're not programmed by the latest media whims, yes.

[@punchnazis3498]

@@tsensuke5259 If you support genocide, you spell it Kiev. If you're a normal, non-crazy person, you spell it Kyiv.

[@kerigpope]

Kyiv 👍

[@jenniferk9242]

On the surface it looks like the pilots got a raw deal. Of course, i don't know all of the details, so I'll try and withhold judgement. What matters most is all of the needless deaths, injuries and emotional trauma regardless of who was at fault. Great video, as always - thanks for everything you do!

[@kailaniandi]

Pilot egos sealed the fate of those dead spectators and burned the images into the minds of the rest that witnessed it happening.

[@Able_Cylon]

No, regardless of how bad the planning was, the pilot is responsible for their aircraft. If it’s unsafe, land.

[@The.Doctor.149]

It was 21 years ago - in Ukraine - and considering what’s going on there right now you’re both being completely irresponsible to apportion any judgement when clearly neither of you is qualified. Have some respect!

[@ThePaulv12]

Extreme example of the consequences of unprofessional piloting. It's the PIC's (Pilot In Command) responsibility. The many other factors in the Swiss Cheese model were in place no doubt but the PIC failed in his part. His multiple slices of Swiss cheese allowed the crash and it was his decisions that caused what ought be prevented. Since he was in command of the aircraft then he got what was coming to him because he failed and failed badly in his duty. It's sounds harsh of me but the point is out of a pack of 20 cheese slices he had 10 he did nothing about. The courts recognized this and made it so he could not so much as ever drive a stick up a dog's ass again. However, the courts/regulatory authorities etc recognized he didn't mean it and there were genuine mitigating factors and he wasn't sentenced to life imprisonment either. What makes it worse is his pathetic pleas of innocence. Again, I understand he didn't mean to do it, I understand the jet mightn't have been performing as it should and that he lost situational awareness. If he lost situational awareness then all he had to do was do a fly over and see where the crowd actually was and this would never have happened. He might not've performed maneuvers for which he wasn't qualified. He might not've flown so low. He might not've pulled so many Gs so close to the ground. Almost all crashes are because humans failed to do what they are supposed to do. Yep he didn't mean to do it but he allowed it to happen through gross negligence. May he stew in his regret. I doubt too many survivors would disagree with me. I still feel sorry for him but less so knowing he tries to proclaim innocence. Pol Pot was like that in the end too.

[@JasonMcCord-qk3yb]

@@ThePaulv12. The fact he feels terribly about it shows he has a conscience. For that, I feel badly for him, I really do, and I hope he can come to terms with that someday. Perhaps he is doing something in this current conflict with Russia that will redeem himself, at least in his own eyes. However; The fact he is still vocally committed to claiming it wasn’t his fault, shows that he has not properly done the mental work to face the reality that he was ultimately responsible, through his own negligence or reluctance to “call it off” when things started to go awry. He needs to own his part in the disaster (And it was a big part) and learn to accept it, and move forward in his life. I pity him for not finding this mental clarity. I hope he can find it in the future.

[@jupitorsaturn8533]

You’re a great storyteller. I tend to believe the pilot. I can’t imagine the horror thrusted upon the crowd.

[@yourmedicalupdatepodcast7256]

Shut your mouth now👨🏼‍🎤🧑🏼‍🎤👩🏽‍🎤

[@samwisethebrave288]

😅

[@iCrapBubbles]

I personally can’t see the pilot being solely responsible for this crash. Of course, some responsibility has to be attributed to the pilots. But Air shows are purposely organised in a way that in the worst case scenario that a plane does go down, it doesn’t crash into the crowd. I reckon they were used as scapegoats for other organisational and mechanical shortcomings.

[@DavidEarle786]

@@iCrapBubbles I say that if there was that much confusion over where the aircraft was flying with respect to where the spectator area was, the pilots should have aborted their manuever. They were negligent.

[@cbcacbca]

The pilot flew a plane into the ground. How can you believe what he says.

[@antonyarnanova]

Appreciate the explanation into how this event unfolded-I always wondered what happened.

[@thewatcher5271]

Good Video. The Fact They Were Denied Practice Speaks Volumes. If The Same Thing Had Happened A Few Hundred Feet Away There Would've Been No Tragedy. Thank You.

[@liliya_aseeva]

Oftentimes the real fly time in exUSSR countries is much less than on-paper time due to fuel shortages and expensive cost of fuel. Prior to the conflict years (prior to the 2014) some air units practiced only one or two times a year. Unacceptable.

[@haikalhadzik7744]

@@liliya_aseeva are you trolling or is that accurate?

[@liliya_aseeva]

@@haikalhadzik7744It was a point of contention on many political talk shows during early 2014. With some cues and letters 'from the ground'. Both in Russia and Ukraine. From 2014 onwards both countries made a decent progress in this department.

[@dougmoodie8713]

I’ve seen the uncut raw footage, that kind of thing should only be seen on a battlefield, not an air show, it’s absolutely horrific. R.I.P all those who perished

[@Clyde__Frog]

I watched it a few years back, It really stuck with me for ages. What looked like entire families physically cut in half by the wings was horrible to see. I wouldnt reccomend anyone to watch it.

[@TheUkdan02]

I remember seeing the video too, many years ago when YT was young. The image of one of the victims, upright on the tarmac but with nothing from the waist down has been etched on my memory. I can't even begin to imagine how it affected the witnesses who were actually there.

[@lariwoo]

@@Clyde__Frog I remember seeing that video too, apart from what you mentioned the other memorable thing was the camera person patting the pilot on the shoulder and saying something to the effect of "well done"

[@Debagio]

​@@Clyde__FrogIt is hideous.

[@user-hf6vy8xc4i]

@@lariwooI noticed that, I don’t think I would have been able to control myself and would have absolutely decked him!

[@roger2008100]

Well put together and very well presented. Horrific

[@aarongreenfield9038]

I've seen the unedited video, there is a part where someone walks around with a camera, and you literally see severed heads, dead children, organs limbs intestines and scalps everywhere. Some were just 20 ft long unrecognizable gooey smudges that used to be people.

[@tigersarecool471]

the people who ran into the fire/accident, not to save just their family, but other people, were heroes and will remain heroes

[@_chex]

Even if it was due to other errors, as the pilot I would have never forgiven myself knowing I was behind the hands that accidentally took 77 people.

[@jspaceemperor420]

I've seen footage from the aftermath of this disaster and I still think about it 10+ years since I saw it, I don't think I'll ever forget

[@groovechampion1462]

Was gonna say the same! Holy shit! that footage is not for the faint harted.

[@GabeRamirez15]

Same. It was maybe the most horrific video I've ever seen.

[@TheUkdan02]

Yes, me too. It is the expression on one of the dismembered victims' face (they were gone from the waist down), that has stuck with me. I can't even describe the expression but it is not one I ever want to see again.

[@ChrisPelletier73]

You make top notch content, thank you. I’ve been lucky to see some really awesome air shows back in the day at CFB North Bay and during our heritage days the jets would fly past over our waterfront at Lake Nipissing. The thought of a crash is sickening

[@the80hdgaming]

The airshows were so much better when they were at CFB North Bay proper as opposed to over the lake as it is these days..

[@ChrisPelletier73]

@@the80hdgaming hi! lol I remember climbing into jets and getting the jet engine wash blowing dust at you so hard it hurt like needles!

[@michaelb7524]

Saw the uncut video of this and it was gruesome. The cameraman was fairly close to the plane as it ploughed through the crowd and the after crash footage showed dead people and body parts strewn all over the place.

[@RyanNJ]

I’ve seen the immediate aftermath videos and photos. He’s not kidding it is absolutely gruesome the images. What a tragedy.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

IF he had 27 years experience as a pilot, then when he noticed he had less power in the left engine, he shd have landed promptly despite the airshow directors instructions to keep flying.

[@dr.jamesolack8504]

Maybe he was drunk??

[@forbiddenyang]

​@@dr.jamesolack8504overconfidence maybe

[@217BB]

This happened over 20 years ago, all these people bringing their modern day insight don’t even realize this incident had a huge impact on the way airshows are organized

[@momchilandonov]

Not in Greece. They make annual shows in Kavala and the fighter jets get really close to the ground and buildings!

[@brandonrenwick7940]

Yet another fantastic video by yourself! And so pleasing to see this video getting an abundance of views to go with the quality of your videos! Here’s to many more of your videos! 🎉

[@mikerobinson8734]

I remember seeing the uncut footage years back, it was horrific. Dismembered bodies everywhere, torsos and limbs were scattered around. It was gruesome.

[@venomousgoose5023]

It was on KZbin for a while. That's how I first heard about it. Last I checked was probably 6 or so years ago and it was still here but idk about now

[@daddybeagleaz907]

I've seen the intact footage as well, it's surreal and God awful.

[@venomousgoose5023]

@@daddybeagleaz907 what struck me most about it was the silence. Everyone in absolute shock and disbelief

[@venomousgoose5023]

It doesn't seem to be on YT anymore. 5 years ago it was still here. I first saw it probably in 2007 or 2008

[@daddybeagleaz907]

@@venomousgoose5023 I'd forgotten about the silence but you're absolutely right; I read a couple of on the ground accounts too. Tell me, do you think the pilots were negligent or no?

[@TheDeadAreLiving]

I remember seeing video footage of the aftermath of this accident, it was full of horrific scenes. People wandering distraught and in disbelief among decapitated bodies all over the place.

[@garywood5882]

Did the cameraman hold his camera down by his leg so that people didn't see him filming? He just walked through dead people and parts of people. Awful.

[@Docstantinople]

@@garywood5882link?

[@kalipw0210]

​@@garywood5882At least one of the camera guts said he put the camera down and ran to find his wife and kids who were already dead.

[@jonnyjackson6050]

​@garywood5882 or maybe he kept filming overtly so there would be an accurate record of how horrible the aftermath was for later analysis and prosecution. If I'd been there with a video camera, I'd like to think that I would have the sense to film it.

[@akeman21]

Great work sir, love your videos. 👍

[@WiardingModule]

I saw the full video of this many years ago, it's something i wish i could unsee.

[@steverizley2989]

We lived in L’viv 2015-18 and met people who had been at the air show that day. The crash site is across the field from the commercial airport and includes a prominent memorial.

[@mickb474]

Such a tragedy, so sad that so many lives were lost and so many families were affected 😞😞

[@guidedmeditation2396]

So horrific.

[@marcosamartinez23]

Craziest footage ever ugh those poor kids

[@ManwithThemoon542]

Reno air race 2011 footage is pretty crazy too

[@JGCR59]

I have seen the uncut video of the aftermath footage somewhere. I wish I hadn't. And I'm glad I lost the link to it. It is especially bad as many of the maimed victims you see are kids

[@baileys60]

Really good channel. Ideal to listen to on my short journey to work

[@user-co8uy5rb2s]

The video of this was like my worst airshow nightmare playing out in real life.

[@bajoobiecuzican]

Great documentary! Thank you 🙏

[@briantaylor9285]

Beyond horrifying. RIP to the 77. 🙏

[@fredorman2429]

The pilots were ordered to keep flying. Of course the authorities needed scape goats. Shit rolls downhill so the pilots got screwed.

[@Rizzbulla]

Underappreciated channel

[@pauloafonso7167]

Great Video! Thank you for the information! We need more people showing the actual facts!

[@peterdore2572]

Omigosh.... I dont think ive ever cried so hard for any other of your videos... ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS!!! Respect for your strength in talking about such a subject. I heart goes out for all victims and their families...

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

An absolute Nightmare! My heart goes out to all in attendance that day. As a true fan of all things aviation-related, no one goes to an airshow to witness this horror.

[@gurditpanesar]

Very informative video. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@MichaelB5150]

Thank you for the great insight and the aftermath details. I really enjoy your delivery of the material, too. Keep em coming!

[@phillipdavies6548]

I witnessed a crash at the CNE Airshow when a two RCAF Snowbirds collided and one dove vertically straight into Lake Ontario killing the pilot. The other pilot managed to eject and survived. Fortunately, although many were in shock, no spectators were involved. A tragic end for one young pilot but accidents do happen and regardless of the skill, experience, and dedication to excellence of pilots mistakes can still be made. I am sure it will always weigh heavily on the mind of the surviving pilot to his dying day.

[@eaglefighter33]

I remember that air crash shane antya died saving lives he controlled his aircraft away from spectators

[@gordrilla]

I've seen a triplane crash there, along with the Snowbirds and the Nimrod...never forget the first one. Only the pilot was to be in there and the navy Chinook doing a show there had divers jump to rescue the pilot...they cam back a few minutes later because the pilot had a passenger he didn't have listed who was trapped inside and ended up dying.

[@gordrilla]

Almost forgot! One year the guy doubt the glider show crashed into the yacht club boats

[@acrl.]

I have the same opinion as you. I think that in this case the pilots were condemned as a way of conforming to the parents of the dead. I have also been to several air shows and unfortunately, despite training, anything can happen, in this situation absolute control is an illusion. Even my country's demonstration squadron has already lost 3 pilots in public presentations, in all accidents only the pilots died, which means that when only the pilot dies, everything is fine.

[@peterkonitzer4410]

Took 5 years for my brother to become a pilot . ( Flew 747 for 28 years ) . Moved to 727 after turning 50 years old .Being a pilot is a mission...very hard to accomplish

[@adamhayden5152]

Exactly and that Ukrainian pilot had almost 30 years of experience and was a part of the Ukraine version of our blue angels. They railroaded the pilot and co pilot. Regardless it’s a tragedy that shouldn’t have happened.

[@powerplay8355]

Has he dropped any bombs on innocent civilians?

[@johngnipper8768]

@@powerplay8355 From commercial 747 ? 😂

[@grahamhawkes2202]

Another informative article. Well done.

[@stevenclark1973]

Thankyou for the great video. This should never ever have happened. Sounds like some really bad planning there on all parts.

[@countteddy]

so sad...rip all those that lost their lives....

[@doomslayer9120]

Such a tragedy. So many lives lost. Parents lost children, and children lost parents. I couldn't imagine being the pilot, and co-pilot knowing you destroyed so many families, and lives.

[@theobserver2309]

Truly a devastating and sad event. It reminds us that all human activity is fraught with danger.

[@FlamingSanity4923]

Yea, it makes me realize further about how fragile human life is. 😞

[@michaelsburger665]

once you are confused about spectators or your surroundings you abort, do not care if they say keep on flying

[@grapeshot]

I remember seeing this video on KZbin several years ago, and they even show a severed arm on the ground.

[@harridan.]

you were adequately entertained?

[@grapeshot]

@harridan. No just surprised that KZbin would allow a video like that to stay up. But then again, that was a different KZbin back then.

[@Ben-ks5bm]

@@grapeshotthey allow Islamic terrorist preachings, but you can’t call a man a man or a women a women The world is broke

[@PrezVeto]

*Severed. Hopefully not savored! 😅

[@doctorrobert1339]

There's still at least two uploads of that video I believe

[@harryv6752]

As a kid back in the '80s who loved going to the airshows in southern California with the fam' (the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds were my favorites), this was horrifying to watch. RIP to all those who perished and condolences to all the families.

[@MattsBaseballWorld]

So sad, can't imagine what survivors went through.

[@annnee6818]

Me either. Awful

[@geoffreydowen5793]

great delivery of a tragic event I was a fireman on HMS Ark Royal in the 70's and 80's so got very close to jets thankfully I witnessed nothing like this horrendous incident aviation fuel is awesome in its ability to destroy a flailing wing is beyond my comprehension, thankfully. pilot, pilot, pilot. so sad 😢

[@antonydewar7875]

Thank you so much for this. Your commentary is so factual, empathetic and sympathetic. Your brief summary is I'm sure the result of many hours of detailed research. It seems the crew were unfairly blamed for this tragedy. Instead the bureaucratic organisers get away with incompetence and not listening to the crew. So sad for so many reasons.

[@GeeBee909]

Sorry but the crew were not "unfairly blamed". Why? because THEY were flying the plane. They clearly said they were attempting manuvers in which they had no previous experience and failing to follow orders. How then, can they be "unfairly blamed"???? If they had an incorrect map as stated, the PILOT should have known this DAYS BEFORE flying the air show. Further, he could NOT have been looking at a map while flying the show. When the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly an air show. They arrive days BEFORE and practice ALL manuvers FIRST to check out, for example location of any mountains, telephone lines etc...."Bureaucratic organisers" were not flying the plane, HE WAS. Thus, it was HIS responsibility to insure a safe flight because HE was in control. If HE felt it was unsafe HE, as pilot in command, should have refused to fly the air show because HE felt it was unsafe.

[@mikeconey2164]

I suspect you are assuming that pilots in Ex Soviet East European countries have as much autonomy as US pilots - I seriously doubt that was the case. They were also refused extra practice - not a good sign. Have you neglected the claims of reduced aircraft performance, which seem to tie in with the film. The left engine was also dialled down, the left side of the plane also appeared to have the bigger problem.@@GeeBee909

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Yes, this IS THE WORST, airshow disaster, I have ever witnessed😔!!!! Those pilots were persecuted, a little too extreme, I thought. Not even allowed, to ride a bicycle??? That's unnecessarily, lame.

[@jenniferbrewer5370]

This is the first I've ever heard of this tragedy. Thank you for another great video!

[@TheRealPureBlood]

Nice to see you're out from under your rock. Welcome back! 😁

[@bluearmy4228]

Tragic! RIP to all those who lost their lives. 🙏

[@aussie6910]

Reminds me of an airshow in England not long after WWII. There was a bunch of German aircraft flying. A Heinkel 162 crashed on the runway killing the pilot. The scheduled pilot had a cold & a less experienced one took it up. The show continued with the next aircraft to take off being told to 'keep to the left & mind the wreckage'.

[@TheRealPureBlood]

That's the British "Stiff Upper Lip" in action.

[@aussie6910]

@@TheRealPureBlood Yep.

[@johnallen7807]

31 people died at the Farnborough show in 1952 but the show carried on out of respect for the victims. Those were the days when this country had a backbone!

[@TheRealPureBlood]

@@johnallen7807 As my mother used to say: _"Back in the days when we had wooden ships and iron men."_

[@johnallen7807]

And the phrase "lessons will be learnt" wasn't used for every accident!@@TheRealPureBlood

[@patricia-leas22]

Awful just horrific, couldn’t image a worse scene to come across, the pilot taking the fall. There is no words for the loss of family members, workers and onlookers, there mist have been something wrong along side miss communication, what a tragedy.

[@justafan8267]

the full graphic video of this has stayed in my mind for years...

[@Bass_Reaper_]

I just saw the aftermath which a body was sliced clean in half and bodies everywhere

[@MarkHahn]

77 ppl.. OH my goodness. That is such a tragedy. I couldn't imagine seeing something so horrible. I remember when this happened but, i didnt know how many actually passed.

[@jayryia]

I remember the first time the entire video was seen uncut. arms, hands and legs strewn all over (and worse), blood, screams. It was one of the most horrible things to see. Especially of the shot of the flanker coming straight at the camera.

[@pohoheli]

As a pilot you are always responsible. That's why you have min safe ALT orders and your own common sense. If you need to ditch always have a proper area picked out ahead of time. That's always a standard.

[@WizzRacing]

Really... You got an engine failure at 200 feet. What are you going too do? You got 2 seconds to make a choice. Tell me how you get out of out. Without crashing or killing someone. As the Concord did the same damn thing. It killed people in a Hotel.. Plus everybody onboard. I would add. You get a tip stall below 1500 feet. You are in deep shit. As only 10% survive or avoid a crash.

[@pohoheli]

@@WizzRacing Min Alt orders (don't fly 200' over people in case of emergency), ditch on the active runway as per procedure at all airports with airshows....

[@WizzRacing]

@@pohoheli Then go be a flight director...

[@pohoheli]

@@WizzRacing if you search on KZbin there is a recent incident where Navy pilots did a low pass at about 200' over a stadium of people. The military and FAA guidelines were 1,000' AGL for this very reason. The pilots were grounded indefinitely after the incident. We have learned from our mistakes by implementing these ALT orders.

[@WizzRacing]

@@pohoheli Like I said. go be an Air Show flight director. And make one more Appeal to authority. I dare you. As the FAA has a hundred rules. Non of which stopped them letting Boeing certify the Air Max.. It killed 346 people. Before the FAA finally did it's job. And no air Show compares to the deaths caused by it. By the way. Not one person went to prison at Boeing for it.. They just swiped it under the rug. Then gave Boeing $Billion in Military contracts. I'm guessing you can murder 346. As the FAA will slap you on the hand for it.. Have a nice day..

[@maltaconvoy]

Excellent presentation.

[@fluchterschoen]

The narration really brings this tragedy to life.

[@paulb9769]

I made me stop watching

[@fluchterschoen]

(Just between you and me Paul, my comment was sarcastic and I had to turn the sound off. The voiceover was more depressing than the actual tragedy! Can you imagine going for a pint with this guy? You'd go to the loo, climb out the window and run away.)@@paulb9769

[@tylerdurden4006]

The first few dozen went through the engine fan blades (it was flat on the ground when it first hit) which is why the aftermath was truly horrific...the rest got crushed into the ground...

[@DeRico1337]

From what I read, the majority were killed by the barb wired fence that was dragged by the plane and many more were maimed. There’s a full vid out there, it’s rough to see all the parts and remains.

[@tylerdurden4006]

@DeRico1337 even in the thumbnail you can see the intakes flat on the ground about to cut through thr crowd you can clearly clearly see. 🙄

[@djgtuk2012]

Human bodies do not fit through jet engines

[@jessicablum4096]

I'll pass on that video

[@dumptrump3788]

It doesn't matter where the crowd was in relation to the display aircraft, he crashed. The fact that he crashed into the crowd rather than a "safe space" is his responsibility. If the aircraft wasn't performing as expected then it was his responsibility to get height & and speed, NOT enter maneuvers that sapped energy & risked a stall or hitting the ground.

[@EclecticDiscus]

As a pilot for 48 yrs, flown 50 or more exotic aircraft, it amazes me a person gets to this level of aircraft and gets in this situation at 4:04 where you see the pilot commit a roll OBVIOUSLY without checking the ground or altitude until to late when he was in to 1/4 of the roll. He never should have tried the roll, once he did, he was doomed. He realizes he is to low at 4:09 and starts to pull up but he was already doomed. Nothing he could do to prevent it at this point. He goes into a High Speed wing stall because he WAS PULLING UP way to much, without enough altitude for the plane to complete the loop at the bottom and the plane pancakes into ground after dragging the left wing. I can't tell you how many pilot deaths are caused by high speed wing stalls at air shows, but it's a lot. Not enough altitude for the maneuver ... and because the pilot realized it on the way to the ground, he pulled up as much as he could, the problem is the wing stalls, there is no lift even though he is going fast BECAUSE The WING is to flat of an angle to the direction he is moving. Not creating Lift or allowing him to maneuver. IF he had more altitude, he could have completed the maneuver, eventually even thou he stalled the wing. His only chance was to see he was to low at 4:04 and either fly inverted maintaining his current altitude or make a left turn never starting the roll! You can see the high speed wing stall at 6:03 where it looks like the planes bottom is being sucked to the ground, the plane is not flying but falling.. The pilot is along for the ride at this point helpless because of his earlier error. This accident had nothing to do with being over spectators. He was hitting the ground at 4:09 no matter what was under him at that altitude . Nothing shows any type of mechanical problem and if he had an issue with power, he should have stopped the performance. He is experienced, He knows this. This looks to be pilot error. Over confident PILOT ERROR. Most certainly "pilot in command" error, for flying to close to the crowd! The pilots BS after the accident is all cover up.

[@ThamMalaysia]

Air shows are stupid. Those who stand there to watch are stupid. Last place I'll go just to see some fancy silly aerobatics.

[@timsullivan4566]

What a horrific event - but reported with sensitivity.

[@shaundonohue4879]

My heart goes out to all who lost friends and family.

[@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign]

Remember that, which ought not be forgotten.

[@cassie6583]

Goes out where exactly?

[@jonah.donohue]

​@casSmart Ass sie6583

[@Your_Local_Nerd]

@@cassie6583out to the family and friends who were effected by the loss, not hard to comprehend

[@cassie6583]

I comprehend bullshit when I see it. Get an education before you comment. It's affected jackass. Nerd? my ass goes out to you to kiss.@@Your_Local_Nerd

[@TheSourKraut]

You'd think that, at the least, after Ramstein, people would have learned, but if we count the incidents AFTER that bloodbath, it seems that neither organizers, nor spectators have learned ANYthing.

[@DaimosZ]

Keep in mind, most of the lessons learned from Ramstein hadn't been applied to Eastern Europe after the Iron Curtain was lifted around this time period. Shocking as Sknyliv was, it's not terribly surprising an accident this severe would happen when they were essentially having to learn what the west had learned before.

[@TheSourKraut]

@@DaimosZ good point. Still sad. And so avoidable and, well, unnecessary. A waste of life and resources, and for what?

[@DaimosZ]

@@TheSourKraut Agreed

[@Ben-ks5bm]

Accidents happen.. Zero will stop this, we are human… man and women There is no inbetween

[@TheRealPureBlood]

@@Ben-ks5bm _Man and woman ... There is no in between._ Try telling the woke idiots that today!

[@derek-press]

I worked with a German lady in the UK back in the 90s ,our office was near a small private airport ,small planes,prop planes ,if we were out side having lunch,we had seats and a bbq in the yard, and if a small plane would fly over she would run inside the building,she was shivering,I was thinking ? what? then she told me she was at Ramstein,it makes you think what this does to peoples lives

[@johnroberts9160]

My thoughts are with you all, so sorry. Good bless!

[@dopamining7621]

He noticed the lack of performance in the engines, but was "ordered by ground control to keep flying." That is not how piloting works - he just admitted it was his fault.

[@reachandler3655]

He's military. They follow orders.

[@JohnSmith-oh9ux]

In soviet style airforce pilot follows ground control orders

[@strangefruitlovex]

Would love to see you do a story on The King's Cross fire was a fire in 1987 at a London Underground station

[@patrickstewart3446]

I could’ve sworn he made one. I guess it was Plainly Difficult’s video. 😅

[@thisguyagain7857]

Thinking of that young boy who lost his parents and now having to deal with the war. Some hands in life are much tougher than others.

[@ajb7630]

Remember researching this and seeing the aftermath videos, bodies strewn all over the place, most cut in half by the wing as it went through the crowd line! So sad!

[@NyanyiC]

'Even a bicycle' lol that judge is petty AF!

[@SAUBER_KH7]

That's taking it too far. Maybe that Judge was from *cough cough* Ukraine's next door neighbor if you know what I mean.

[@Idahoguy10157]

I remember the American air shows from the 1970’s. The F-4’s flew very low. Very close to the spectators compared to today’s air shows

[@sarge420]

My first duty station was Travis AFB. Great vidoe. -Ret USAF

[@philipe7937]

Horrible accident. This was the best report of this incident that I have heard, very clear.

[@metern]

WARNING! There is a longer video out there showing not only multiple angles but also the macabre and horrible carnage aftermath. That video is uncensored, showing multiple fatalities 😢

[@metern]

Be warned. That video is not for people who can't handle seeing mangled bodies.

[@metern]

I have seen a good amount of videos of death during my investigations. And the video im talking really did get me, even though it is not the goriest i have seen. Seeing all those children and parents laying there in pieces really got to me, and i will never forget it 😢.

[@J.C...]

I live a few miles from a US Air Force base. They keep B52's and B2's there. They had A10s at one time, as well. I do the same thing when I hear something coming over: look up or run outside and see what it is. Especially when it's obviously not a B52 because 95% of what we see & hear is B52's.

[@robertheinkel6225]

Stationed at Whiteman?

[@dr.jamesolack8504]

@@robertheinkel6225 B-52s at Whiteman?

[@maryriley6163]

I also run outside to get a glimpse of some airplanes…stunt planes, C130’s or whatever those are, helicopters, the rare hot air balloon. I found this article about the jet crash interesting. You are a good narrator.

[@perrathje1345]

TAK for en dejlig video! Som tognørd kunne jeg virkelig leve mig ind i stemningen. En herlig oplevelse! 🙂

[@rugbynimbus]

A full before-during-after video was on KZbin years ago before getting too much attention and removed. The narrator here is not exaggerating -- it was traumatizing. Among bits of plane and trash (paper, clothes, packaging, wrappers, tents, etc.) where chunks of bodies, some of the larger ones "moving" in disturbing ways. Not coated in blood like in movies, but pale and looking more like slabs of meat hanging in a butcher shop cooler. Half a torso and a leg there, a head and neck there, lumps of mangled flesh in tattered clothing over there. Carnage was everywhere, no need to seek it out, it found your eye in every frame. And people stumbling through it in shock. A couple of nervously laughing teens walking by, an elderly man standing and turning as he looks for something on the ground. Smoke everywhere. And then, the low moans and high screams started. A woman runs by holding what's left of her baby (maybe half). Yeah, it was not something you forget seeing.

[@JohnSmith-oh9ux]

Seen it years ago. Battlefield not airshow stuff. RIP

[@PrivateMemo]

As sad as it is, I do sort of respect the pilot. He maintains that he tried to recover the plane until the copilot pulled the handle. This man would have gone down with the ship, in order to try and save some of the spectators' lives.

[@teijaflink2226]

I think too that he has a point that the fault was on the organizers too, there shouldn't be growds of people under the flying area, seems he didn't know about this. Though he must have made some mistake by flying so low but there never should have been people where they fly. Unless he himself totally missed the flying area and flew against where the audience where even when he should not have.

[@warlock64c]

I'm no pilot, but to me it very much looked like the plane should've been able to recover at certain points. It appears to be a lack of thrust at a critical point brought the plane down rather than pilot error.

[@davidgenie-ci5zl]

The pilot ultimately is responsible. He decided to fly over the crowd, he decided to keep flying even though he admitted the engine was problematic. He made the call that the show must go on, he is at fault.

[@arcamean785]

@@davidgenie-ci5zl Exactly, It doesn't matter what aircontrol says he was in command of that jet in much the same way none of us could blame our bosses because we crashed a car. Yes the boss may have set a dangerous route and maybe even gotten permission to make it so but we as the driver are ultimately responsible for that vehicles actions.