Date:	Friday 11 November 2011
Time:	10:00
Type:	Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat
Owner/operator:	Mactan Aviation Company
Registration:	RP-C3027
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Purok 6, Barangay Lagab in Compostela town -   Philippines
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
A spray plane crashed on a rice field Compostela valley, the plane's pilot - named as Capt. Benhur Cajucom - reportedly escaped unhurt. According to press reports, the aircraft experienced engine failure at low level whilst spraying pesticide over the Sumifru banana plantation in Montevista, making an immediate forced landing necessary.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the in-flight fatigue fracture and separation of the counterweight bracket resulting to a sudden shift to high pitch of the propeller blade followed by the decrease of engine RPM.

http://www.caap.gov.ph/images/aaiib/2011acc/RP-C3027.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20120120063805/http://www.sunstar.com.ph:80/breaking-news/2011/11/11/spray-plane-crash-lands-compostela-valley-189984
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/238221/spray-plane-crashes-in-compostela-valley-pilot-survives/story/
http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/11/11/11/plane-crash-lands-comval
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/92223/pilot-unhurt-in-spray-plane-crash-in-compostela-valley

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
11-Nov-2011 00:32	gerard57	Added
14-Nov-2011 11:36	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
07-Sep-2016 19:28	harro	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative]