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Date: | Saturday 12 May 2012 |
Time: | 08:00 LT |
Type: | Ayres S-2R-T34 Turbo Thrush |
Owner/operator: | Airtrack Agricultural Corporation |
Registration: | RP-R2618 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | La Filipina village, Tagum City in Mindanao's Davao del Norte prov. -
Philippines
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:A Rockwell S-2R Thrush Commander was spraying pesticides over a banana plantation and crashed near La Filipina village, Tagum City in Mindanao's Davao del Norte province.
The pilot was killed.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot lost control of the aircraft after collision with tree tops.
Sources:
http://www.caap.gov.ph/images/aaiib/2012acc/RP-R2618.pdf https://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=806326&publicationSubCategoryId=200 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/258024/1-killed-as-spray-plane-crashes-in-davao-norte/story/
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.368598046531364.85710.129932623731242&type=1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-May-2012 05:53 |
gerard57 |
Added |
13-May-2012 01:32 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source] |
13-May-2012 05:18 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
14-May-2012 22:48 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Source] |
07-Sep-2016 19:34 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |