More updates have been given by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), together with concerned local government units, Philippine Air Force (PAF), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Navy (PN), Office of Civil Defense (OCD), National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and other government and civilian units regarding the three planes that crashed in Balabac, Palawan, Albay, Bicol, and Maconacon, Isabela.
On the Balabac, Palawan plane crash, based on reports, the debris found are still for confirmation by the CAAP Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) investigators.
As confirmed by Philippine Adventist Medical Aviation Services (PAMAS), the R404A tank is not from the N45VX aircraft.
Air assets for search and rescue operations have been deployed early today. A vessel in Palawan took temporary shelter near the search area yesterday due to inclement weather. Once weather conditions improve, search operations resume.
Regarding the Albay, Bicol plane crash, operations for the retrieval of victims of plane crash accident involving Cessna 340A with registry number RP-C2080 has been officially declared terminated by Camalig, Albay Mayor and Retrieval Operations Incident Commander Carlos Baldo.
The bodies of all four victims have been recovered and were turned over to appropriate authorities. CAAP AAIIB investigators are currently proceeding with their investigation.
Maconacon, Isabela plane crash updates meanwhile said that weeks after a Cessna 206 type aircraft identified as RP-C1174 went missing after its take off from Maconacon in Isabela, search operations are also still being conducted at Sierra Madre mountain range in the north-eastern of Isabela to pinpoint the aircraft’s location.
But due to clouds covering the terrain, the aerial rescue operations have been halted and are expected to resume once weather conditions permit. Ground SAR operation continues.To date, no sightings of the wreckage nor persons on board are found by the search and rescue teams.
