The pilot of a MiG-23 jet that crashed at the Thunder Over Michigan in 2023 is claiming the rear-seat pilot observer’s decision to use the ejection system led to the crash, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
The NTSB report concluded that the probable cause of the crash was “a reported partial loss of engine power while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined.”
The report comes more than two years after the jet crashed just feet away from the Waverly on the Lake apartment complex in Belleville in August 2023. The jet struck several unoccupied vehicles at the apartment complex but missed hitting the complex itself. No one at the complex or air show was injured…