Pilot, passengers cheat death
Published on: Wednesday, July 08, 2020
The Piper PA-34 Seneca plane submerged in water after ditching in the sea minutes after take-off.
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Two pilot instructors, a student co-pilot and an aircraft mechanic cheated death after their plane crashed in the shoreline of Barangay Sinunuc here Tuesday morning.Fortunately, all the four passengers (2 Indians, 1 Nepali, 1 Filipino) were immediately rescued by emergency responding teams from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) with only slight injuries.
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The plane was submerged six feet deep when the passengers were rescued.
The victims were transported to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) office in Zamboanga City for further assistance and probe on the incident.
Initial investigation disclosed that the private plane took off from Zamboanga Airport bound for Dumaguete City at 9.30am.
According to the Indian pilot when interviewed by media, the aircraft experienced engine failure minutes after take-off.
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In an incident report, CAAP said that at 9.45am Saturday, a training aircraft with call sign RP-C834 from Dumaguete-based flying school, Royhle Aviation Academy, Inc., ditched near the sea wall of Sinunuc Boulevard in Zamboanga City.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) investigators have been advised and tasked to help determine the cause of the incident, it said.
