By Ronron
April 19, 2007
A private light plane crashed on Thursday morning at a residential village in Parañaque City, resulting in the death of the pilot, the only person aboard it.
Octavio Lina, Assistant General Manager for Operations of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), said the “accident” was reported at around 9:42 am, or three minutes after it happened, hitting an open area inside Merville Subdivision.
Killed in the accident was Captain Paolo de Castro, 30, said Lina.
“This is a Cessna 206, with single engine… It exploded at an open area here in Merville. It’s good that it veered away from the houses,” said Lina, who immediately rushed to the accident site.
The plane is owned and operated by Frontier Aviation Corporation. It was chartered for cargo purposes of by Royal Air.
The Air Transportation Office (ATO) said the plane was loaded only with 20 empty styro boxes.
Lina said the cause of the crash is yet to be determined by an investigation that will be conducted by the Safety Division of the Air Transportation Office.
Lina said the plane departed from the Manila Domestic Airport prior to the accident and was heading for Roxas, Palawan./DMS
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