Crash of a SIAI-Marchetti SF.600TP Canguro off Fortune Island: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 2, 1997 at 0800 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RP-C1298
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
008
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew consisting of pilots and technicians were completing a training flight after PADC just acquired this aircraft. Shortly after takeoff from Fortune Island, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea. SAR operations were initiated and few debris were found floating on water three days later. All five occupants perished.
