Accident Sikorsky S-76A 758, 19 May 2001
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Date:19-MAY-2001
Time:19:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic S76 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-76A
Owner/operator:Philippine Air Force
Registration: 758
MSN: 760249
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Sitio Manguba, 60 km from Puerto Princesa -   Philippines
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bautista AB, Palawan
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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