Tuguegarao – Maconacon

On April 2, 2009 at 12:00 AM, Tuguegarao – Maconacon experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Chemtrad Aviation, with the event recorded near Tuguegarao Cagayan.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Tuguegarao Airport at 0855LT on a charter flight to Maconacon, carrying five passengers and two pilots. Weather conditions at departure were considered as good. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated. The wreckage was found 13 days later in a wooded and hilly terrain located about 30 km southeast of Tuguegarao. The aircraft was destroyed and all 7 occupants were killed. It is believed that weather conditions deteriorated en route and that the mountain was shrouded in clouds.

Aircraft reference details include registration RP-C764, MSN 318, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 17.6173°, 121.7235°.