ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59275
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 April 2009 |
| Time: | c. 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 412EP |
| Owner/operator: | Philippine Air Force |
| Registration: | RP-1946 |
| MSN: | 36136 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tinoc -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baguio City-Loakan Airport |
| Lagawe | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Air Force Bell 412 was reported missing shortly after it took off from the northern resort city of Baguio around 4:30 p.m., suspectedly caused by the rough weather. The chopper was carrying 5 presidential staff + 3 crewmembers.
Sources:
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=456479&publicationSubCategoryId=200
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/156160/Chopper-wreckage-5-bodies-found-on-Ifugao-mountain
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSMAN456090
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090408-198571/7-bodies-retrieved-from-chopper-crash-site
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2009 05:54 | morethanwords | Added |
| 08-Apr-2009 06:26 | morethanwords | Updated |
| 08-Apr-2009 12:02 | harro | Updated |
| 07-Feb-2013 06:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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