Cagayan de Oro – Butuan City

Few minutes after takeoff from Cagayan de Oro Airport, while climbing to a height of 8,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Balatukan located about 57 km northeast of Cagayan de Oro Airport. Both pilots were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Cagayan de Oro – Butuan City

Registration

RP-C1500

MSN

500-0225

Year of Manufacture

1974

Date

February 1, 1997 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Mt Balatukan Misamis Oriental

Region

Asia • Philippines

Coordinates

8.7498°, 124.9758°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On February 1, 1997 at 12:00 AM, Cagayan de Oro – Butuan City experienced a crash involving Cessna 500 Citation, operated by Airspan Corporation, with the event recorded near Mt Balatukan Misamis Oriental.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Few minutes after takeoff from Cagayan de Oro Airport, while climbing to a height of 8,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Balatukan located about 57 km northeast of Cagayan de Oro Airport. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RP-C1500, MSN 500-0225, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 8.7498°, 124.9758°.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

2

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Few minutes after takeoff from Cagayan de Oro Airport, while climbing to a height of 8,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Balatukan located about 57 km northeast of Cagayan de Oro Airport. Both pilots were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Cagayan de Oro – Butuan City

Flight Type

Positioning

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Asia • Philippines

Aircraft Details

Registration

RP-C1500

MSN

500-0225

Year of Manufacture

1974