Aircraft Crash in Rice Paddy Following Right Engine Failure (RP-C1028)

Incident Overview and Immediate Aftermath: The aircraft departed runway 30 and was in initial climb when the crew reported a right engine failure to air traffic control. ATC cleared the flight to return for an emergency landing. As the pilot-in-command turned to join the runway 06 approach path, the airplane stalled and crashed into a rice paddy field located 4.8 km from the airport. The aircraft crashed in flames. Thirty-two occupants were killed in the crash, and one passenger was seriously injured. The sole survivor died from his injuries a few hours later. ## Official Probable Cause: The official investigation determined that the probable cause was the failure of the right engine during initial climb after three blades located on the high pressure turbine broke away, probably due to the presence of fatigue cracks.