A LIGHT aircraft crash-landed in Alaminos, Pangasinan yesterday morning, leaving the pilot dead and a passenger, a student pilot, injured, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
“The crash has fatally injured the pilot-in-command, while the student pilot has been brought to a nearby hospital in Alaminos to receive medical treatment”, CAAP Director General Jim Sydiongco said in a statement.
Sydiongco said the Cessna 152-type aircraft took off at Lingayen Airport at 8:22 a.m. for an orientation flight.
He said the aircraft, owned by the Fly Fast Aviation Academy, crash-landed more than 30 minutes later.
“The names of the persons on board the aircraft have been withheld pending notification of their next of kin,” Sydiongco said.
He added the CAAP Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board’s (AAIIB) Go Team has been dispatched to the crash scene to help determine the cause of the accident.
