Narrative:
The aircraft flew into inclement weather and slammed into a hill covered by dense trees about two miles from an airstrip in Maconacon town, Isabela.
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Friday 12 December 2003 |
| Time: | ca 15:00 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander |
| Operator: | Chemtrad Aviation |
| Registration: | RP-C868 |
| MSN: | 725 |
| First flight: | 1974-10-01 (29 years 3 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Barangay Dinapnat, Divilacan town, Isabela ( Philippines)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Maconacon Airport, Philippines |
| Tuguegarao Airport (TUG/RPUT), Philippines |
The aircraft flew into inclement weather and slammed into a hill covered by dense trees about two miles from an airstrip in Maconacon town, Isabela.
Sources:
» 3 PAF reservists die in Isabela plane crash (Manila Bulletin, 14-12-2003)Photos
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Distance from Maconacon Airport to Tuguegarao Airport as the crow flies is 61 km (38 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Maconacon Airport to Tuguegarao Airport as the crow flies is 61 km (38 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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