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| Date: | Saturday 19 May 2001 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76A |
| Owner/operator: | Philippine Air Force |
| Registration: | 758 |
| MSN: | 760249 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sitio Manguba, 60 km from Puerto Princesa -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bautista AB, Palawan |
Crashed after main rotor hit high-tension cables in the dark whilst trying to recover six bodies from the wreckage of Airspan Corporation Bell 407 RP-C2345, which had crashed earlier this afternoon.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly Jul 2001
scramble.nl
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2010 00:27 | TB | Added |
| 15-Jun-2010 10:48 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2010 12:18 | TB | Updated [Location, Country, ] |
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