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| Date: | Tuesday 1 August 2023 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Echo Air International Aviation Academy Inc |
| Registration: | RP-C8598 |
| MSN: | 15282279 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | between Brgy. Salvacion, Luna and Brgy. San Mariano, Pudtol, Apayao -
 Philippines
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Laoag Airport (LAO/RPLI) |
| Tuguegarao Airport (TUG/RPUT) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 152 with an instructor and student pilot was declared missing near Alcala, Cagayan. Its wreckage was later found between the borders of Brgy. Salvacion in Luna municipality and Brgy. San Mariano in Pudtol municipality, both in Apayao. Both the occupants aboard were confirmed to have been killed.
Probable Cause
1 Primary Cause Factors
a. The Flight Instructors’ decision to continue the VFR flight in a deteriorating weather condition resulted in a loss of control inflight.
b. The Flight Instructor’s decision to deviate from the published training route.
2 Contributory Cause Factor
a. Insufficient weather information during pre-flight briefing;
b. The organization and pilot’s lack of competency to perform threat and error management;
c. Absence of documented guidelines within the organization regarding the procedure for RON
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/08/02/news/search-rescue-operations-resume-for-missing-cessna-plane-in-cagayan/1903537
http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/8/1/cessna-plane-laoag-tuguegarao.html
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/877687/missing-cessna-plane-located-in-apayao-passengers-confirmed-dead/story/
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1811102/missing-cessna-plane-found-in-apayao-two-passengers-dead/amp
History of this aircraft
Ex N68353 Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 May 2008 | N68353 | Private | 0 | Redding, CA |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2023 06:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Aug-2023 06:12 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 02-Aug-2023 06:31 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 02-Aug-2023 08:58 | hmmptwizzle | Updated |
| 02-Aug-2023 09:27 | Anon. | Updated |
| 15-Dec-2024 15:45 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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