Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 2 April 2009
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
Owner/operator: Chemtrad Aviation
Registration Number: RP-C764
Location: Barangay San Miguel, Baggao, Cagayan –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A thirty-minute flight from Tuguegarao Airport to Maconacon was unsuccessful, resulting in the aircraft being lost after thirteen days in the Baggao region of Cagayan. Initial weather conditions were favorable when the flight took off, but cloud cover in the eastern Luzon region may have contributed to the incident.A thirty-minute flight from Tuguegarao Airport to Maconacon was unsuccessful, resulting in the aircraft being lost after thirteen days in the Baggao region of Cagayan. Initial weather conditions were favorable when the flight took off, but cloud cover in the eastern Luzon region may have contributed to the incident.
Description
The airplane took off from the Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) at 08:55 on a thirty-minute flight to Maconacon. The airplane did not arrive at its destination and authorities launched a search operation. The aircraft was found after thirteen days along the slope of a heavily vegetated area in Baggao, Cagayan. Tuguegarao airport authorities said the weather was good when the plane took off. But authorities believe that the cloudy weather in the eastern part of Luzon possibly closed in on the ill-fated plane.
Primary Cause
Cloud cover in the eastern part of Luzon.Cloud cover in the eastern part of Luzon.Share on:
