Another PAF UH-1 Huey Helicopter Crashes - Jan. 16, 2021

An Example of a UH-1 Huey Helicopter of the Philippine Air Force. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

And yet another UH-1 Huey Helicopter of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed, it happened today, January 16, 2021 in Bukidnon and 6 People died in the Incident. 

Here are the list of PAF UH-1 Incidents that I know of the last 6 Years since 2015:
- November 2015 in Sarangani, 9 Injured
- May 2017 in Rizal, 3 Dead
- July 2020 in Isabela, 4 Dead 
- November 2020 in Lanao Del Sur, 2 Injured (another Huey suffered Technical Problems)
- January 2021 in Bukidnon, 6 Dead

So that’s 6 Incidents (5 Crashes, 1 Technical Issue) in 6 Years, killing 13 People and Injuring 11 more. On Average that is 1 Incident per Year, with at least 2 Killed and almost 2 Injured per Incident. 

Also take note that the Crashes are accelerating, the last 4 Incidents (3 Crashes, 1 Technical Issue) happed in the last 7 Months with a total of 10 Dead and 2 Injured. 

Just for comparison, there were 3 PAF W-3 Sokol crashes in 4 Years from 2014 to 2018, with 0 Dead. 

SOURCES: 
* Four dead in PAF Chopper crash identified {Archived Link}
* The UH-1D Helicopter that crashed in Isabela rumored to have Issues back in 2015 {Archived Link}
* Two Huey Helicopters suffered Problems in Mindanao - Nov. 2020 {Archived Link}
* 6 die as Philippine Air Force Chopper crashes in Bukidnon {Archived Link}
* W-3 Sokol crashes in the Philippines as of 01/16/21 {Archived Link}

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