ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190792
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| Date: | Friday 21 October 2016 |
| Time: | 07:24 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Leading Edge International Aviation |
| Registration: | RP-C7838 |
| MSN: | 17264305 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Vitalis Resort, Santiago, Ilocos Sur -
 Philippines
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vigan Airport (RPUQ) |
| San Fernando Airport (SFE/RPUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft departed Vigan (RPUQ) for a 140km (75nm) flight to San Fernando (RPUS) at 0724Z 21 October 2016 with two occupants on board the C172. A third of the way through the flight, over Santiago cove, the aircraft's right wing made contact with an unmarked zipline 50 to 70 meters above the surface. The aircraft then crashed into the sea.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The decision of the Flight Instructor to deviate from their track and descent below the required minimum safe altitude for VFR flight that resulted in a collision with a zip line
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/829829/trainer-aircraft-crashes-near-resort-in-ilocos-sur-town
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/829886/two-killed-in-plane-crash-off-santiago-cove-in-ilocos-sur
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/21/16/2-missing-as-aircraft-crashes-in-ilocos-sur
http://soloexpeditions.blogspot.com/2016/03/speeding-through-zipline-at-vitalis.html
https://pr-tech.com/product-category/power-line-markers/?gclid=CMeuiemu7M8CFQaDfgod5bsMoA
Images:
Accident location (Google Earth)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2016 12:18 | RP-C206 | Added |
| 21-Oct-2016 12:22 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Plane category] |
| 21-Oct-2016 12:36 | RP-C206 | Updated [Phase, Damage] |
| 21-Oct-2016 12:39 | RP-C206 | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source, Damage] |
| 21-Oct-2016 12:39 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Damage] |
| 21-Oct-2016 16:37 | RP-C206 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2016 16:41 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Photo, ] |
| 21-Oct-2016 17:03 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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