A Venezuelan air force (Aviación Militar Nacional Bolivariana de
Venezuela: AMNBV) Sukhoi Su-30 Mk.2 air superiority fighter crashed on 9
October in northern Venezuela.
Though the two crew members managed to eject and land safely, the aircraft crashed and became a complete write-off, local sources told Jane’s . The aircraft developed problems soon after take off.
This is the second loss of this type of fighter jet in Venezuela. Another Su-30 crashed in September 2015.