A Blackhawk helicopter has crashed in the Philippines during night training and all six people on board are suspected to have died, police and the air force say.

A search was prompted when the S70i helicopter was late in reporting back to the air base on Thursday in Capas town in Tarlac province, 92 kilometres north of Manila, the air force said.

"So far, no survivors have been found," said air force spokesman Maynard Mariano.

Police said three officers and three enlisted personnel were reportedly on board the chopper when it crashed.

"Investigators are on the way to the crash site with air force personnel," a police source said.

Mariano said the night proficiency training was being done prior to the full deployment of the Blackhawk to its mission.

No other air force Blackhawks will be flown until an investigation is concluded, he said.

SHAH ALAM: Fennec emergency landing. An Airbus AS 555 SN Fennec light twin engine helicopter from Squadron 502 of th RMN air wing made an emergency landing during a routine flight at the Lumut naval base today (June 28, 2021).

A release from the RMN base stated that the crew of the helicopter – which was on a routine operational mission – survived the 12 noon mishap. They were sent to the Armed Forces hospital in the base for further observation. It also said an inquiry board has been set up to investigate the mishap, the first major one involving the six Fennecs since they were put in service in 2004.

The six Fennecs operated by the 502 Squadron with roles ranging from training, transport surveillance, medical evacuation, search and rescue, fire support and special operations missions.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying combat troops assigned to fight Muslim militants crashed and exploded while landing in the south Sunday, killing at least 42 army soldiers on board and three civilians on the ground in one of worst disasters in the air force’s history.

At least 49 other soldiers were rescued with injuries and survived the fiery noontime crash into a coconut grove outside the Jolo airport in Sulu province, including some who managed to jump off the aircraft before it exploded and was gutted by fire, military officials said. Three of seven villagers who were hit on the ground died.

The aircraft had 96 people on board, including three pilots and five crew while the rest were army personnel, the military said, adding only five soldiers remained unaccounted for late Sunday. The pilots survived but were seriously injured, officials said.

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was one of two ex-U.S. Air Force aircraft handed over to the Philippines as part of military assistance this year.

SEOUL/POCHEON -- Five people were injured after an Army ambulance helicopter crash-landed at a military base Monday, authorities said.

The helicopter made an emergency landing on the airstrip at an Army aviation battalion in Pocheon, 46 kilometers north of Seoul, at 10:35 a.m. while on its way to pick up a patient there, according to the Army and the local fire department.

Five crewmembers were injured, two seriously, and were moved to a nearby hospital. None of them are in a life-threatening condition, they said. The tail of the medevac chopper was partially destroyed.

"We have suspended the operations of the same type of the aircraft as of 11:10 a.m. Medical evacuation missions will be carried out by UH-60 jets," the Army said in a statement, adding they will look into the exact cause of the accident. (Yonhap)

MANILA, Philippines—One of the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) brand new attack aircraft was damaged during a routine flight and is currently non-operational.

The plane, an A-29B Super Tucano, was being flown by a Brazilian pilot of the plane manufacturer Embraer for equipment check. The wing commander of the PAF’s 15th Strike Wing was aboard as passenger.

“The Brazilian instructor pilot had full control of the aircraft and responsibility for the flight,” the PAF said in a statement posted on Facebook late on Thursday (July 8).

It said the commander of the 15th Strike Wing, the PAF unit in charge of supporting ground attacks, “was just a mere passenger observing the performance and flight characteristics of the aircraft.”

The PAF said the Brazilian pilot failed to “initiate a go-around and prevent a positive landing.” This was jargon for failure to land properly.