A tragic incident occurred Thursday when a US military-contracted plane met a catastrophic end in a remote rice field in the southern Philippines, claiming the lives of all four crew members on board.
The aircraft, identified as a Beech King Air 300 with registration number N349CA, was confirmed by U.S. Embassy spokesperson Kanishka Gangopadhyay as being under contract with the U.S. military.
Tim Ambolodto, head of the Maguindanao Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, reported that the bodies recovered appeared to be foreigners.
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that one U.S. service member and three defense contractors were killed on the tragedy. The identities of the victims have not yet been released.
According to the press release:
On February 6, 2025, an aircraft contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense crashed in the Philippine Province of Maguindanao del Sur.
The aircraft was providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support at the request of our Philippine allies. The incident occurred during a routine mission in support of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation activities.
We can confirm no survivors of the crash. There were four personnel on board, including one U.S. military service member and three defense contractors.
The names of the crew are being withheld pending next of kin notification.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation and we have no further details to release at this time. […]
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