A female pilot died when the helicopter she was piloting crashed into a creek in Guimba, Nueva Ecija. Residents attempted to rescue the pilot but were unable to remove her tight seatbelt while she was submerged in the water. According to resident George Lutao, they struggled to cut the seatbelt, which was extremely tight. The helicopter, RPC 3424, crashed around 5:00 pm on Saturday. The 25-year-old pilot was transporting a passenger from Manila to Baguio around 10:22 am. From Baguio, the helicopter landed in Binalonan, Pangasinan around 12:05 pm for refueling. According to CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio, the helicopter experienced difficulty starting in Binalonan but managed to take off around 4:30 pm. However, it did not return to its home base and crashed in Guimba. The Philippine Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Center received an alert from the helicopter's emergency locator transmitter between 7:04 pm and 7:14 pm. Due to the incident, other aircraft of the same model operated by LionAir Inc. have been grounded pending investigation.
Nasawi ang isang babaeng piloto nang bumagsak ang pinapalipad niyang helicopter sa isang sapa sa Guimba, Nueva Ecija. Ayon sa mga residente, tinangka nilang sagipin ang piloto pero mahigpit at hindi nila maalis ang seatbelt nito habang nakalubog sa lampas-taong tubig.
“Sabi ng pulis sisirin na namin para ma-rescue yung sakay. Kaya yun, hinahanap-hanap namin tapos ako nga yung nakakita sa kaniya, nahawakan ko siya. Hiniwa namin yung seatbelt, mahigpit, kung naalis 'yon may posibilidad siyang nakalabas,” ayon kay Lutao.Nasawi ang 25-anyos nitong babaeng piloto na naghatid umano ng pasahero sa Baguio mula sa Maynila dakong 10:22 a.m.
HELICOPTER CRASH PILOTS RESCUE ATTEMPTS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION LIONAIR INC
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