Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 2 July 2000
Aircraft Type: GAF Nomad N.22C
Owner/operator: Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force)
Registration Number: N286
Location: off Cagayancillo –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A catastrophic engine failure forced a pilot to abort the flight, resulting in a crash into the sea. Major General Santiago Madrid, the southwestern military command?s chief, perished in the incident.A catastrophic engine failure forced a pilot to abort the flight, resulting in a crash into the sea. Major General Santiago Madrid, the southwestern military command?s chief, perished in the incident.
Description
Possible engine problems forced the pilot to return to the airport. However, the Nomad overshot the runway and crashed into the sea, killing Major General Santiago Madrid, chief of the southwestern military command. One passenger was rescued by fishermen.
Primary Cause
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