ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348507
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| Date: | Thursday 30 November 2023 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Cyclone Airways |
| Registration: | RP-C1234 |
| MSN: | 32-40588 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sierra Madre Mountains near Barangay Didian, Palanan -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cauayan Airport (CYZ/RPUY) |
| Palanan Municipal Airport (RPLN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six airplane is reported missing. Flightradar24 shows the aircraft possibly hit mountainous terrain in flight. Witnesses in the nearby town of Didian said they heard an explosion in the mountains of Sierra Madre.
The wreckage of the plane was located on 5 December 2023. The pilot died in the crash. The passenger apparently seems to have survived the crash. A makeshift shelter was found near the wreckage. The deceased body of the passenger was however found on Sunday 10 December 2023.
Sources:
https://mb.com.ph/2023/11/30/light-aircraft-reported-missing-in-isabela
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1214641
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/12/02/regions/rescue-teams-to-search-for-plane-at-sierra-madre/1922399
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/rp-c1234#330657b0
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1214891
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/12/01/regions/cessna-plane-missing-in-isabela/1922197 (photo)
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/890676/pilot-of-of-crashed-piper-plane-found-dead-passenger-appears-to-have-survived-isabela-pdrrmo/story/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2023 17:30 | aus | Added |
| 30-Nov-2023 17:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 30-Nov-2023 17:34 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2023 07:04 | aus | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2023 08:11 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 01-Dec-2023 19:31 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities] |
| 02-Dec-2023 09:34 | aus | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2023 09:20 | Sir olf | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Dec-2023 08:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2023 07:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2023 08:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
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