Date:	Saturday 12 May 2012
Time:	08:00 LT
Type:	Ayres S-2R-T34 Turbo Thrush
Owner/operator:	Airtrack Agricultural Corporation
Registration:	RP-R2618
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	La Filipina village, Tagum City in Mindanao's Davao del Norte prov. -   Philippines
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
A Rockwell S-2R Thrush Commander was spraying pesticides over a banana plantation and crashed near La Filipina village, Tagum City in Mindanao's Davao del Norte province.
The pilot was killed.

PROBABLE CAUSE
The Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot lost control of the aircraft after collision with tree tops.

http://www.caap.gov.ph/images/aaiib/2012acc/RP-R2618.pdf

https://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=806326&publicationSubCategoryId=200
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/258024/1-killed-as-spray-plane-crashes-in-davao-norte/story/
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.368598046531364.85710.129932623731242&type=1

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
12-May-2012 05:53	gerard57	Added
13-May-2012 01:32	gerard57	Updated [Source, ]
13-May-2012 05:18	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
14-May-2012 22:48	RobertMB	Updated [Source, ]
07-Sep-2016 19:34	harro	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ]