26 April 2019
A new Airbus helicopter (H130) with body number RP-C8098 crashed in Bulacan shortly after take-off yesterday killing all three persons on board.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the helicopter was bound for San Fernando, Pampanga and crashed at around 12:47 p.m. yesterday into a fishpond in Barangay Anilao, 19 minutes after it took off from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s General Aviation Hangar.
CAAP director general Jim Sydiongco said a team of investigators from the Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) was already dispatched to the crash site to retrieve the black box containing the flight data recorder. Initial investigation from air traffic controller disclosed that the helicopter loses power in the air and was looking for a place to land.
Officials said the helicopter was owned and piloted by Businessman Liberato “Levy” Laus, 68, chairman of the Laus Group of Companies (LGC), a diversified conglomerate with automotive dealership as its core business. He was previously the President of Clark Development Corporation.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the helicopter was bound for San Fernando, Pampanga and crashed at around 12:47 p.m. yesterday into a fishpond in Barangay Anilao, 19 minutes after it took off from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s General Aviation Hangar.
CAAP director general Jim Sydiongco said a team of investigators from the Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) was already dispatched to the crash site to retrieve the black box containing the flight data recorder. Initial investigation from air traffic controller disclosed that the helicopter loses power in the air and was looking for a place to land.
Officials said the helicopter was owned and piloted by Businessman Liberato “Levy” Laus, 68, chairman of the Laus Group of Companies (LGC), a diversified conglomerate with automotive dealership as its core business. He was previously the President of Clark Development Corporation.
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