2012 Philippine Piper Seneca crash
The Piper PA 34-200 Seneca involved in the accident.
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | August 18, 2012 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Off the coast of Masbate Island near Moises R. Espinosa Airport, Masbate City, Masbate, Philippines 12°23′18″N 123°37′36″E / 12.38833°N 123.62667°ECoordinates: 12°23′18″N 123°37′36″E / 12.38833°N 123.62667°E |
| Passengers | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operator | Aviatour Air |
| Registration | RP-C4431 |
| Flight origin | Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines |
| Destination | Naga Airport, Naga, Philippines |
The 2012 Philippine Piper Seneca crash was the August 18, 2012 crash of a twin-engine light aircraft in the sea in the island province of Masbate in the Philippines. The Piper PA-34 Seneca was carrying four people, including Philippine Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo. As a result of the crash, three of the four passengers died, including Robredo, who was traveling from Mactan, Cebu to Naga, Camarines Sur.
Interior Secretary Robredo and his aide, Police Chief Inspector June Paolo Abrazado, were in Cebu to attend the National Summit of the Community Investigative Support and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group. Robredo was booked on an airline flight from Mactan-Cebu International Airport to Manila, but instead chartered an aircraft to take him to Naga so he could be with his family.
The aircraft was a Piper PA-34-200 Seneca I, registered RP-C4431. In addition to Robredo and Abrazado there were two crew on board; the pilot who was also the CEO of Aviatour Air (the company that operated the aircraft); and the co-pilot, a Nepalese national.
En route to Naga the crew of the Seneca requested an emergency landing at Masbate Airport, citing engine problems. At around 15:30, Abrazado sent a text message, informing the recipient that they were returning to Cebu due to a problem with one of the propellers [sic]. He also asked to be re-booked for the earliest possible flight out of Mactan. However, at 16:02, Abrazado sent more messages, stating that the airplane was making an emergency landing at Masbate Airport.
The airplane then crashed into the sea off the shores of Masbate Island some 300 meters (980 ft) away from the island's airport. Of the four people aboard the aircraft, the sole survivor, Robredo's aide, said that the airplane broke apart as it hit the water.
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