The debris of the missing Cessna 206 aircraft, registration RP-C1174 , has been discovered , and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has confirmed that there was no survivor when it crashed in Isabela in the month of January 2023.
"The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines confirms that there were no survivors among the six passengers aboard the Cessna 206 plane that crashed in Isabela last January 24."
Isabela PDDRMO Incident Management Team held a press conference after the missing Cessna plane was found in Isabela. The spot is within the 20-kilometer radius from Maconacon Airport where it flew last Jan. 24, the incident team said. Rescuers estimate it would take 3 days to bring down the passengers' remains due to multiple challenges , including weather.
Parts of the plane were scattered around the area where it crashed, Engr. Ezikiel Chavez of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer (MDRRMO) of Divilacan town. Clothes believed to be from the people onboard were seen hanging from trees, he said.
The rescue teams described seeing first a seat from the airplane, then scattered aircraft parts, along with travel accessories , apparently from the victims, around the trees.
In a statement, the CAAP said the difficulty in the retrieval operation is due to environment and weather conditions.
“All six passengers of the aircraft did not survive. The Incident Management Team in the area has said that they will now proceed with retrieval operations, but that it may take some time due to environmental and weather conditions,” the statement read.
“The bodies of the victims will be brought either to a designated area in Divilican or Maconacon then to Cauayan town,” it added.
The Cessna plane went missing on Jan. 24 and after more than a month of search operation, the debris was finally found on Thursday, March 9, in Barangay Ditarum, Divilacan, Isabela.
The C206 aircraft did not arrive at Maconacon Airport when it left Isabela’s Cauayan Airport at 2:15 p.m. on that day. Its pilot last contacted the air traffic controller at 2:19 p.m. while it was over the Naguilian Bridge area.
The CAAP said its Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB), which has been tasked to focus on the missing aircraft since its disappearance, will proceed with its investigation.The retrieval operation is expected to resume on Friday, March 10.
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