Philippine Air Force Chopper Crash: PAF Gives Update On Deaths

Update on Philippine Air Force Chopper Crash In Cauayan City, Isabela

PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE CHOPPER – The PAF gave an update on the deaths left after its helicopter crashed in Cauayan City, Isabela.

Last night, a lot of people slept with a heavy heart after hearing about what happened to a helicopter of the Philippine Air Force. It crashed shortly after its take-off in Isabela City.

VISIT: Philippine Air Force Helicopter Crashes In Cauayan City, Isabela

The said chopper was an aircraft of the Tactical Operations Group 2 of PAF. It was carrying five (5) people including two (2) pilots, two (2) aircrew, and an officer.

An investigation was conducted to determine the cause of the crash. Previously, it was reported that one (1) of the crew was brought to a nearby hospital.

Philippine Air Force Chopper
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PAF recently gave an update on the Philippine Air Force chopper that figured in a plane crash in Isabela. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the incident led to four (4) deaths.

The four (4) people who died in the Philippine Air Force chopper crash the two (2) pilots, the officer, and one (1) of the aircrew members. The other aircrew member who was brought to a nearby hospital obtained injuries and is under treatment now.

Based on the report, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman Major General Edgard Arevalo said that the helicopter was “conducting proficiency training for night flying” when it figured in a crash.

The AFP and the PAF are mourning the deaths of the four (4) people who died in the incident. They extended their sympathy to the bereaved families of the fatalities.

Currently, the cause of the crash has yet to be determined. The AFP has already sent a team to investigate the incident.

This is not the first plane crash to happen in the Philippines this year 2020. In the first week of July, a small plane figured in a plane crash in Zamboanga.

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