Asian Spirit Flight 100
Asian Spirit | |
Registration | RP-C3880 |
---|---|
Flight origin | Ninoy Aquino International Airport |
Destination | Cauayan Airport |
Passengers | 15 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 17 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 0 |
Asian Spirit Flight 100 was a
Cabarroguis, Quirino, in the Philippines on December 7, 1999. The aircraft was en route to Cauayan in Isabela from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila
. All fifteen passengers and two crew aboard the flight died in the incident.
The aircraft departed the Manila Domestic Terminal of Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 8:34 am PST, with the pilot, Rolando Salandanan,[1] last making contact with air traffic control at 9:19 am PST as he was approaching Cauayan Airport, with no indication of a problem aboard the aircraft. Flight 100 was scheduled to land at Cauayan at 9:37 am PST.[2] The wreckage of Flight 100 would be found the next day, December 8.
References
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Philippines crash claims 17 lives, BBC News, December 8, 1999