Soviet-designed fighter plane crashed near apartment complex
Pilots eject from crashing MiG-23 during airshow: video
Aircrew ejects safely as a MiG-23 fighter plane crashes during the Thunder Over Michigan show in Ypsilanti on Sunday. (Marsha Bogardus via Twitter)
Pilots ejected from a MiG-23 fighter plane shortly before it crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan show on Sunday, video shows.
Authorities told FOX 2 Detroit that the Soviet-designed MiG-23 crashed near an apartment complex near Belleville Road off I-94 at around 4:30 p.m.
Officials told FOX 2 that the pilots were all recovered in good condition from a lake. There were no casualties reported at the crash site.
Video shows the aircrew ejecting from the plane as it started to smoke. Footage also shows fire briefly coming out of the aircraft.
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The MiG-23 crashed near an apartment complex near Belleville Road off I-94 on Sunday. (@Etaylor_19 via Twitter)
Thunder Over Michigan announced the end of the air show on Facebook shortly after the crash. The two-day event was the 25th Thunder Over Michigan show.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a situation that requires us to stop the show," the event's Facebook page read. "Please make your way into your vehicles and calmly make your way out of the airfield."
No casualties occurred near the scene of the MiG-23 crash. (@Etaylor_19 via Twitter)
The incident is under investigation. No other information, including the cause of the crash, is known at this time.
Fox News Digital reached out to a Thunder Over Michigan spokesperson and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office but has not heard back.
Thunder Over Michigan announced the ending of its show on Facebook shortly after the crash. (@Etaylor_19 via Twitter)
