A test flight using a Rockwell Commander 685 or Aero Commander 685 aircraft ditched 500 meters from the shoreline at Purok 3, Barangay Sto. Rosario, Iba, Zambales today, 17 March 2022, at 7:10 am.Thursday.
The aircraft, operated by Sentinel Logistic Air Management, was carrying six passengers, who were student pilots and marshals, along with a pilot.
CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said the passengers and the pilot were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local fishermen from the area. All persons on board the aircraft are now at the President Ramon Magsaysay memorial Hospital (PRMMH) to seek medical attention.
Apolonio added that CAAP Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) investigators Col. Rommel Ronda and Mr. Ralph Fango have been dispatched to examine the incident. (Baby Cuevas)
