This is a list of accidents and incidents involving aircraft of the Philippine Air Force.
Before 2000 1947 May 18: The Lili Marlene, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain crashed in Mount Makaturing near Dansalan, Lanao, killing Col. Edwin Andrews, head of the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC, later the Philippine Air Force) and 17 others on board, including government officials.
1948 February 24: A Douglas C-47 crashed after take-off during a test flight at Fernando Air Base in Lipa, Batangas, killing three out of six people on board.
1957 March 17 - 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash - Mount Pinatubo, a Douglas C-47 carrying President Ramon Magsaysay, Education Secretary Gregorio Hernandez Jr., former Senator Tomas Cabili, Congressman Pedro Lopez and Philippine Air Force Commanding General Benito Ebuen to Manila from a visit to Cebu, crashed into Mount Manunggal in Balamban, Cebu killing 25 of the 26 people on board. The only survivor was journalist Nestor Mata.
1965 July 25: A Douglas C-47 crashed near Libacao, Aklan, killing all 36 on board.
1968 November 7: A Douglas C-47 crashed into a mountain in Zambales, killing all 11 on board.
1971 April 15: A Douglas C-47A stalled and crashed into a rice field near Floridablanca Air Base, Pampanga, killing all 40 on board. November 8: A helicopter conducting reconnaissance operations against the New People's Army was shot down over San Mariano, Isabela, killing Colonel Melchor dela Cruz, Commander of the Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Battalion.
1972 December 26: A Douglas C-47A crashed in Tongkil, Sulu after being shot down by MNLF rebels.
1974 January 11: An F-86F Sabre piloted by Maj. Antonio Bautista of the 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron was severely damaged by MNLF rebels and crashed in Jolo, Sulu. He ejected from his plane but drifted behind enemy lines and was killed-in-action the same day.
1978 September 14: A Fokker F27 Friendship 200 crashed into a fishpond on approach to Nichols Air Base in Parañaque, killing 17. Most of the victims were aides and reporters covering President Ferdinand Marcos.
1979 March 2: A Vought F-8H Crusader (serial number 147906, modex 300) crashed on takeoff from Basa Air Base in Pampanga after the left wing folded. The pilot, LtCol. Orlando Avila, was killed.
1982 March 17: A BN-2A-21 Islander crashed under unspecified circumstances.
1983 March 16: A Vought F-8H Crusader (serial number 147047, modex 323) crashed into the sea while experiencing electrical problems on final approach into Puerto Princesa International Airport. The body of the pilot, Maj. Phil Bacolod, was never recovered.
1984 July 11: A Bell UH-1 "Huey" helicopter crashed in Buenavista (province unnamed).
1985 November 20: A helicopter crashed into the Iloilo Strait during a heavy rainstorm, killing Col. Arturo Licup, the deputy AFP commander for Western Visayas and four other officers.
1986 August 15: An F-5 fighter jet crashed into a house in Angeles, Pampanga, killing the pilot and three people on the ground.
1987 January 10: A BN-2A-21 Islander crashed off Pilas island in Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan following engine problems. Three occupants were rescued while the remaining nine on board died. May 30: A Sikorsky S-76 helicopter on loan for a filming of Chuck Norris' Missing in Action II crashed in Manila Bay, killing four soldiers and injuring five.
1988 December 19: A Fokker F27 Friendship 200MAR carrying Defense Secretary Fidel Ramos crash-landed in bad weather before bursting into flames at Catarman Airport in Northern Samar. All 15 on board managed to escape, although the pilot was slightly injured. December 20: A helicopter dispatched from Tacloban, Leyte to fetch Ramos and his party in Catarman developed engine trouble and crashed into the sea, injuring two of its crewmembers.
1989 April 1: A Fokker F27 Friendship 200MAR overshot the runway at Laoag Airport in Ilocos Norte and came to rest partly submerged into the sea. December 1: An F-5 fighter jet participating in sorties against RAM positions during the 1989 Philippine coup attempt crashed in unclear circumstances near Sangley Air Base in Cavite, killing its pilot, Major Danilo Atienza, who was posthumously awarded by President Corazon C. Aquino with the Medal of Valor and to whom the base was subsequently renamed after.
1990 October 5: A T-28 trainer aircraft participating in military operations against rebels during the 1990 Mindanao revolt developed engine failure and crashed in Cebu, killing the pilot.
1991 August 28: A BN-2A-21 Islander crashed in Romblon, Romblon, killing 10.
1992 December 18: A BN-2A-21 Islander ditched near Zamboanga. All four on board survived.
1993 December 15: A Lockheed C-130H Hercules crashed in Libmanan, Camarines Sur, killing 30. December 17: An SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 trainer aircraft crashed into a coconut grove near Fernando Air Base in Lipa, Batangas, killing all two on board. December 28: A GAF Nomad N.22B crashed in Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur.
1997 A Fokker F27 crashed at Lubang Airport, Occidental Mindoro.
2000-present 2000 July 2: A GAF Nomad N-22 C crashed off the coast of Cagayancillo, Palawan, killing Palawan Governor Salvador Socrates, AFP Western Command Commanding General Major General Santiago Madrid and 12 others. An American national was the only survivor.
2001 March 26: An OV-10 Bronco developed engine failure and crashed into a residential area in Mabalacat, Pampanga, killing the pilot, Captain Mary Grace Baloyo, who ordered her copilot to eject and then steered the plane into an empty lot. She posthumously became the first female member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to receive the Medal of Valor. April 13: A Bell 250 helicopter carrying staff members of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo plunged amid zero visibility into the Cordillera mountains in Bokod, Benguet. Despite the helicopter being a total wreck, all 11 on board survived. May 18: A Sikorsky-47 helicopter carrying six bodies from the site of an earlier helicopter crash went down in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, killing seven. August 14: Two pilots and four crew members survived the crash of a Huey during a test flight on the runway of Francisco Bangoy International Airport.
2002 January 14: An S-211 trainer jet crashed into a row of houses in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, killing the two pilots and three people on the ground. May 2: A Northrop F-5A Freddom Fighter (serial number 67-21176) crashed during war games into an empty school in Mabalacat, Pampanga, killing the pilot. October 5: An SF-260 Marchetti reconnaissance-bomber crashed off Little Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City. Both pilots ejected and were rescued. December 12: Two pilots and a civilian on the ground were killed after an SF-260 trainer plane crashed into the roof of a computer parts factory in Santo Tomas, Batangas. December 17: A GAF Nomad N.22B crashed off the coast of Zamboanga City with no casualties.
2003 January 21: Three crewmen and four TV journalists were injured after their Huey spun out of control after being buffeted by strong winds and crash-landed on a mountain slope outside San Jose, Nueva Ecija. August 3: Four airmen and five other unidentified passengers of a Huey were injured after it crashed in Mount Salacot in Puerto Princesa due to strong winds. November 29: An OV-10 Bronco malfunctioned and crashed off Nasugbu, Batangas. Both pilots parachuted to safety.
2004 January 9: A Huey suddenly went into an uncontrollable rotation during a simulated emergency landing on a vacant lot in a reclamation site in Cebu City and crashed. All four people on board survived.
2005 April 28: Former PHIVOLCS Director and Philippine National Red Cross governor Raymundo Punongbayan and eight others died in the crash of a Huey in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija. May 24: A Cessna Training Plane T-41D crashed at Loakan Airport in Baguio, killing four. June 23: A pilot and six members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) were injured after a helicopter carrying them crashed as it was maneuvering to land on an airstrip in Rosales, Pangasinan.
2006 January 24: An OV-10 Bronco bomber encountered engine and mechanical trouble and crashed into a fishpond in Paombong, Bulacan, killing the pilot, who ordered his copilot to eject and steered the plane away from a populated area. April 24: An 520MG helicopter encountered problems and was forced to crash-land into a sparsely vegetated mountain slope in San Ildefonso, Bulacan. All three people on board survived. October 24: An OV-10 had its right landing gear collapse while landing at Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Pampanga after war games, causing the aircraft to swerve to the right and injuring its two pilots. December 28: An MG-520 helicopter crashed while landing at Zamboanga International Airport after a routine maintenance flight, injuring its two pilots.
2007 April 28: A Huey crashed into a residential area and crushed two tricycles in Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, killing two crew members and seven civilians on the ground. August 18: An MG-520 helicopter crashed at sea during counterinsurgency operations in Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan, killing a pilot.
2008 January 27: A Huey hit trees and rolled down a slope as it crash-landed in Balamban, Cebu. All nine on board survived. August 25: A C130 Hercules crashed into Davao Gulf after takeoff from Francisco Bangoy International Airport, killing all nine on board. November 17: A helicopter crashed during a training flight at Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga. The two pilots survived.
2009 April 7: A Bell 412 helicopter carrying senior staff members of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo crashed in the Cordillera mountains in Tinoc, Ifugao, killing all eight on board.
2010 January 4: An OV-10 Bronco attack aircraft crash-landed into the main runway of Francisco Bangoy International Airport after it developed engine trouble following a routine maintenance flight. The pilot was unharmed. January 28: A GAF Nomad crashed into a residential area in Cotabato City, killing all eight on board and one on the ground. Among the passengers was Maj. Gen. Mario 'Butch' Lacson, commander of the PAF's 3rd Air Division in Zamboanga City. February 24: An OV-10 Bronco crashed at Crow Valley Gunnery Range in Capas, Tarlac, killing all two on board. July 19: An AS-211 training aircraft crashed in a sugarcane field in Concepcion, Tarlac. Its two pilots managed to eject and land safely.
2011 April 13: A Huey suddenly lost power and went down on a hard landing during a training flight in Taytay, Rizal. Two pilots and three crewmembers were injured. April 28: An AS-211 jet aircraft crashed while undergoing a routine proficiency flight off the coast of Bagac, Bataan, killing two pilots on board. October 1: A Huey crashed during a resupply mission in Patikul, Sulu, killing three soldiers and wounding another. November 9: An OV-10 crashed inside Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City, injuring the two pilots.
2012 March 11: A Huey delivering supplies crashed in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, injuring seven. May 18: An SF-260TP trainer aircraft crashed off Mariveles, Bataan while conducting a proficiency flight, killing the two pilots.
2013 June 23: An OV-10 Bronco crashed during a night flying proficiency flight off the coast of Puerto Princesa, killing all two on board. December 6: A Huey crashed during relief operations between Burauen and La Paz, Leyte. All eight on board survived.
2014 August 7: A Sokol helicopter crashed inside Camp Ranao in Marawi, Lanao del Sur, injuring a passenger and one person on the ground. The passengers on board included 4th Infantry Division commanding general Major General Ricardo Visaya and other government officials.
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