A two-seater Cessna crashed in the vicinity of Barangay Libsong East, in Lingayen, Pangasinan around 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 30.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirmed that a Cessna training aircraft with registration number RP-C8595, operated by Pilipinas Space Aviation Academy Inc., made a crash landing at Lingayen, Pangasinan today at approximately 08:01 AM
Two pilots on board were rushed to the hospital but died. Authorities have launched a formal investigation to determine the cause of the incident
Meanwhile, the flying school is grounded pending the result of the ongoing investigation.
Police Lt. Col. Amor Mio Somine, chief of police of Lingayen, told ABS-CBN that the plane had just taken off from the airport when it crashed.
“It had just taken off. It was making a turn when it crashed, ” he said.