Aviation authorities on Sunday returned to the site of a deadly plane crash in a Parañaque City subdivision that killed at least 14 people.
The team from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said it plans to retrieve the plane's engine and check plane and pilot records on Monday.
"Tomorrow [Monday] we will start checking the records of the aircraft and of the pilots. After that, we will schedule a press conference," Capt. Amado Soliman of the CAAP Air Accident Investigation Board said in an interview on dzBB radio.
For his part, Transportation Secretary Manuel Roxas II said the fleet of the aircraft that crashed will be grounded automatically while a probe is ongoing.
"Tulad sa bus o barko kung may naaksidente na isang sasakayan sa isang fleet, sinususpendi o iniinspection ang ibang sasakyan," Roxas said.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said at least 13 people were confirmed dead as of Sunday morning.
In its Sunday report, it said the Beechcraft Queen Air two-seater (RPC-834) crashed at Doña Soledad Subdivision in Parañaque City Saturday afternoon.
According to the NDRRMC, the crash affected 20 families or 100 people, mostly children; and damaged 20 houses mostly made of light materials and two school buildings.
The NDRRMC estimated the damage at P6 million.
It also identified seven of the fatalities as:
Capt. Timoteo Albo
Capt. Jessie Kim Lustica
Julius Durado (plane passenger)
Roldan Sabidorian
Maribel Nolasco
Margarita Berdera
James Bryan Ranon
Injured were:
Mary Rose Sabidura, 14
Mark Ryan Sabidura, 12
Madrid Rensel Sabidura, 10
Roldan Sabidura Jr., 6
Abrece Emelita, 12
Nolasco Melvin, 8
Bigay Edna, 47
Kevin John Molina, 11
Rodelyn Molina, 5
Ricky Buton, 30
— LBG, GMA News
source:gmanetwork.com
