2 people injured as Cessna flips after crash

By Benjamin L. Vergara

May 21, 2024 12:28 pm

(UPDATE) Two people aboard a Cessna 172 sustained injuries when their aircraft crashed into the waters of La Union, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported on Tuesday.

Initial investigation revealed that shortly after RP-C6923 took off at 8:23 a.m. from San Fernando Airport Runway 19, the pilot-in-command radioed the San Fernando Tower to declare an emergency.

BELLY UP Rescuers find the flipped RP-C6923 that crashed into the waters of Pampanga shortly after it took off from San Fernando Airport on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. CAAP PHOTO

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