2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash

On 1 September 2019, a Beechcraft King Air 350 crashed into a tourist resort in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines while performing a medevac flight from Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines to Manila, Philippines.[2] All nine occupants aboard were killed in the crash.[3]

2019 Philippines Beechcraft King Air crash
A Beechcraft King Air 350 similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date1 September 2019 (2019-09-01)
SummaryUnder investigation
SiteAgojo Resort, Pansol, Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
14°10′34″N 121°11′21″E
Total fatalities9
Total injuries2
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBeechcraft B300 King Air 350
OperatorLionair (Philippines)
RegistrationRP-C2296[1]
Flight originDipolog Airport, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
DestinationNinoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, Philippines
Occupants9
Passengers7
Crew2
Fatalities9
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground injuries2

Accident

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), the aircraft with registration RP-C2296, which had taken off from Dipolog Airport in Zamboanga del Norte at 1:40pm local time (UTC+8), was bound for Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila when it lost radar contact with air traffic control (ATC) at around 3.10pm, while flying 37 miles (60 km) south of Manila.[4][5][6][7] Witnesses nearby reported that the aircraft trailed smoke before plummeting onto the ground.[5]

The aircraft crashed and bursted into flames at the privately owned Agojo Resort in Pansol, Calamba, Laguna near the foothills of Mount Makiling, killing all nine occupants aboard and injuring two others on the ground.[8] Among the dead were a patient being transported and his wife.[9]

Debris from the aircraft landed in separate locations of the subdivision.[10] A number of residential houses were destroyed in the blaze,[5] and a nearby resort had a wall damaged in the fiery crash.[4] The accident occurred during the country's monsoon season, when a small number of tourists visit Pansol's resorts compared to the dry season which ended in June.[7]

Aftermath

Following another aircraft crash of an IAI Westwind II at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport just months after the accident, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) grounded the entire Lionair fleet while both crashes were still under investigation.[11]

Investigation

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) were dispatched to the scene to investigate the accident.[12] The aircraft's cockpit voice recorder, which was badly damaged, was retrieved from the crash site and was brought to Australia for analysis.[13]

The CAAP said that it has partial information to determine the cause, but would release its final report once the AAIIB has concluded its investigation.[12]

References
  1. Ranter, Harro (1 September 2019). "Accident Description for RP-C2296". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Several killed as plane crashes in Calamba, Laguna". ABS-CBN News. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "9 killed in Philippines air-ambulance crash near Manila: authorities". Gulf News. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. Cinco, Maricar (3 September 2019). "Authorities to 'reconstruct' medevac plane". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. "Laguna plane crash: 9 dead". Ed Amoroso, Emmanuel Tupas. The Philippine Star. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. "2nd LD Writethru: 9 dead in plane crash in Philippines". Xinhua.net. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. "All 9 aboard medical evac plane killed in Philippines crash". AP News. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. "9 dead as small plane crashes at Calamba resort in Laguna". Rappler. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. "New Zealand couple among dead in Philippine lightplane crash". Jim Gomez, Nick Perry. AP News. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. "Medevac plane disintegrated in air before crashing in Calamba; investigation awaited". GMA News Online. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  11. "Probe into ill-fated medical flight may take up to a year: CAAP". ABS-CBN News. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  12. "9 fatalities in air ambulance plane crash in Laguna resort named". CNN Philippines. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  13. Cinco, Maricar (10 September 2019). "CAAP to send medical ambulance plane 'recorder' to Australia". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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