Two Philippine Air Force SF-260 trainer aircraft collided in midair during a training flight at Fernando Air Base in Batangas province on October 23, 2026, killing all four pilots aboard. The crash occurred within the airbase grounds with no other casualties. The Philippine Air Force temporarily grounded its SF-260 fleet pending investigation. Two pilots were also killed in May 2026 when an SF-260 crashed in northern Philippines.
Friday training crash
- ▪Four Philippine Air Force pilots were killed in the October 23, 2026 training crash involving two SF-260 aircraft at Fernando Air Base
- ▪Two Philippine Air Force SF-260 trainer aircraft crashed during a training flight at Fernando Air Base in Batangas province on October 23, 2026
- ▪The Philippine Air Force temporarily grounded its fleet of SF-260 trainer planes pending an investigation into the cause of the October 23, 2026 accident
- ▪Local media reported that the two Philippine Air Force SF-260 aircraft collided in midair on October 23, 2026
- ▪Fernando Air Base is located south of Manila
- ▪The Philippine military used SF-260 aircraft during months of air strikes on southern Marawi City after militants loyal to Islamic State seized the area in 2017
- ▪The two SF-260 aircraft that collided on October 23, 2026 crashed within the grounds of Fernando Air Base with no other casualties besides the four pilots
Previous SF-260 accidents
- ▪Two pilots were killed in May 2026 when an SF-260 trainer aircraft crashed in a mountainous area in northern Philippines
- ▪An SF-260 TP Marchetti crashed during a 2023 training flight, killing two pilots
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