2023 Isabela Cessna 206 disappearance
 RP-C1174, the missing aircraft, photographed before takeoff | |
| Disappearance | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 24, 2023 |
| Summary | Missing; search ongoing |
| Site | Isabela, Philippines |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 206 |
| Registration | RP-C1174 |
| Flight origin | Cauayan Airport, Cauayan, Isabela, Philippines |
| Destination | Maconacon Airport, Maconacon, Isabela, Philippines |
| Occupants | 6 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Missing | 6 |
On January 24, 2023, a Cessna 206 went missing en route to Maconacon Airport in Maconacon, Isabela, Philippines. The aircraft—registered as RP-C1174—was set on a 30-minute flight from Cauayan Airport in Cauayan, Isabela, when it did not arrive at their destination on time. Declared missing by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, it prompted search-and-rescue efforts in the vicinity of Isabela using mobile phone signals of the passengers onboard.
Before Cauayan Tower initiated an emergency call, the tower last communicated with the aircraft four minutes into the flight while the aircraft was near Naguilian Bridge in Naguilian, Isabela. The aircraft was carrying six occupants—five passengers and a pilot. Before being declared missing, one of the passengers onboard posted a video via Facebook while airborne.
Background[edit]
Aircraft[edit]
The missing aircraft is a Cessna 206, registered as RP-C1174.[1] Prior to the incident, the aircraft bore an airworthiness certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).[2]
Passengers and crew[edit]
The aircraft was carrying six occupants—five passengers and a pilot.[1] The pilot in command was identified as Captain Eleazar Mark Joven, while the five passengers were Tommy Manday, Val Kamatoy, Mark Eiron Siguerra, Xam Siguerra, and Josefa Perla España.[3] Four passengers on board were supposed to meet a relative upon arrival to visit a wake of a family member.[4]
Disappearance[edit]
RP-C1174 took off from Cauayan Airport in Cauayan, Isabela, on January 24, 2023, at 14:15 local time (PHT; UTC+08:00) and was heading to Maconacon Airport in Maconacon, Isabela, where the aircraft was expected to arrive at 14:45 local time but had not landed.[3] Following the circumstances, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) declared the aircraft missing.[2]
The air traffic control last communicated with the aircraft in the vicinity of the Naguilian Bridge in Naguilian, Isabela, at 14:19 local time.[5] A relative of one of the passengers onboard noted that their relative onboard had posted a video on Facebook while on flight and they had messaged their friends prior to the aircraft's disappearance.[4][6]
At the time of disappearance, CAAP had not received a distress signal from the missing aircraft, which should have been activated either manually or automatically upon impact.[2]
Search[edit]
The Cauayan Tower initiated an "uncertainty phase alert" (INCERFA) for the missing aircraft at 15:17 local time (PHT; UTC+08:00) and later raised into a "distress phase" (DETRESFA) shortly after.[7] Authorities conducted a full scale search and rescue operations for the missing aircraft the day after its disappearance.[6][8] Mobile phone signals of the passengers onboard were used to determine the possible search area for the missing aircraft.[9]
On January 29, 2023, 06:45 local time, residents spotted debris in Divilacan, Isabela, that is suspected to be from the missing aircraft.[10] Upon reaching the initial target site at Barangay Dicaruyan on February 8, no wreckage was found. Search had now expanded to the sea with the help of the Philippine Coast Guard.[11]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Visaya Jr., Villamor (January 24, 2023). "Cessna plane goes missing in Isabela". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Manabat, Jacque (January 29, 2023). "No distress alert received from missing Cessna plane in Isabela". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rita, Joviland (January 25, 2023). "6 onboard missing Cessna plane in Isabela identified". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cessna plane goes missing after takeoff from Cauayan". ABS-CBN News. January 25, 2023. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Zurbano, Joel (January 26, 2023). "2 PAF pilots die in Bataan crash, plane with 6 on board missing". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Serquiña, Mariel Celine (January 25, 2023). "Search for missing Cessna plane with 6 passengers now at 'full scale'". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Baroña, Franco Jose (January 25, 2023). "Search on for missing Cessna plane in Isabela". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Cessna plane with 6 people on board missing in Isabela; PNP sends teams for search, rescue". Manila Bulletin. January 25, 2023. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Visaya Jr., Villamor (January 28, 2023). "Remote Isabela forest possible crash site of missing plane – search team". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ombay, Giselle (January 29, 2023). "Possible wreckage of missing Cessna plane spotted". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Visaya Jr., Villamor. "Search for missing Cessna plane in Isabela expands to sea". Inquirer.net.
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