Cebu City - Angeles City

On April 21, 2010 at 08:50 PM, Cebu City - Angeles City experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Interisland Airlines, with the event recorded near Mexico City Pampanga.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Cebu City on a cargo flight to Angeles City, carrying six crew members and a load of various goods on behalf of UPS. En route, a short circuit occurred in the electrical system, followed by one or more engine failure. The crew elected to divert to the nearest airport. Unfortunately, this was not possible and the captain attempted an emergency landing in a paddy field. The aircraft came to rest on an embankment and was destroyed by a post impact fire. Three crew members were killed while three others were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration UP-AN216, MSN 4 020 01, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 15.0517°, 120.7004°.