MERGED: Chopper crashes in Cebu; Another Huey falls in Lilo-an!

[triple8dotexe]

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ahh.. sorry po inde ko po kasi alam na dapat na iwan ang patay..ngayon ko lang kasi na experience ganun kasi sa manila even patay o buhay sinasakay sa ambulance... and sa mga cebuano naman alam ko naman inde lahat pero mostly ilang sa amin ewan ko kung bakit specially when we speak tagalog in public para kaming alien na pinagtitinginan nang masama at mananakop sa erath..hehehehe just my experience..pero anyway san ganun pa man lets help anyone na mangangailangan nang tulong specially sa ganitong situation..thanks to all..

[astroboyreal]

na hiwa ang mga lawas sa mga biktima... ka sad ana oi

[INFRACTION]

to think hapit ma igo tong campaign group ni Sen. Lacson... maygani 30 seconds ahead cla b4 ni down ang Huey

[Wind Shear]

Gud am i was in the new terminal dito sa lapu lapu city while watching my friend practicing her new scooter when this helicopter capture my attention and it always happen pag nadaan sa bubong namin o sa paligid nang house namin kasi sa manila its not normal to fly a military helicopter over the city...

It's normal here in Lapu-Lapu City, since it is near the airport and airbase.

[samsungster]

accident will really happen anytime and anywhere!!!

[Jap]

ahh.. sorry po inde ko po kasi alam na dapat na iwan ang patay..ngayon ko lang kasi na experience ganun kasi sa manila even patay o buhay sinasakay sa ambulance... and sa mga cebuano naman alam ko naman inde lahat pero mostly ilang sa amin ewan ko kung bakit specially when we speak tagalog in public para kaming alien na pinagtitinginan nang masama at mananakop sa erath..hehehehe just my experience..pero anyway san ganun pa man lets help anyone na mangangailangan nang tulong specially sa ganitong situation..thanks to all..

The point there mate is not about leaving the dead ones just like that. Like I said, it could possibly be a case were the ERUF could no longer carry another body to their ambulance due to limited space. In this case, what could you suggest? Dump them all including the dead inside the ambulance and leave the medical team instead? or perhaps leaving the driver could be an option too? you know what I mean?

[dubioz]

@triple8!

In this incident, the dead were left at the scene too. Only the survivors were taken to the hospital.

I remember in Manila, while going home I saw a truck that had ploughed into a bus at EDSA near SM North, and people's bodies were being laid out on the street, I think about 15 to 20 people died, nobody would believe me either when I got home. It was only when the newspapers came out the next day that they believed me.

[Wind Shear]

^^ Besides, there is no point of reviving of dead bodes. Unless if you are God. Hehehehe...

[nab_uang]

Helicopter crash caused by kite?
The Freeman

Believe it or not, but it appears that a simple kite caused the crash of an Air Force Huey helicopter gunship last Saturday in Mactan, in which nine people were killed.

Despite its spotty survivability record of late, the former backbone of US involvement in the Vietnam War in the 1960s continues to be the workhorse of the Philippine Air Force and other military forces in the world that rely largely on US surplus donations and getting downed by a kite is simply not an easy swallow.

But that appears to be where the initial findings of the investigation seems to be moving.

Maj. Gen. Pedro Ike Incierto of the Philippine Air Force Tactical Operations Command said in a press conference yesterday that based on intial investigations, it appeared that the rotor of the aircraft was no longer functioning at the time it slammed into the ground and hit two tricycles near its home base at the Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base.

In addition, Incierto said, there were witnesses who saw at least big kites flying near the Lapulapu City public market over which the helicopter passed by.

At the scene of the crash, investigators found a length of nylon cord wound around the rotor, prompting speculations that this may have interfered with the rotor function of the aircraft, causing it to crash.

But Incierto said the investigation is not over yet and it would be speculative to consider the nylon cord of a kite as the main reason for the crash.

The Air Force, however, admitted that the cord is considered as one of the factors.

Among the things that the investigation has yet to determine are the final indications of the aircraft instruments to see if there were any malfunctions of the engine or any part thereof.

In the crash, two of the aircraft’s crew members died, along with seven civilians on board two tricycles. Of the seven civilians who were killed on the spot, only one, a female, remains unidentified.

The six civilian casualties already identified were Rey Ladesma, Jenevieve Garcia, Nenita Dungon, Charmaigne Belangel, Delon Acompado, and Laura Jumao-as.

The two Air Force crewmen killed were 1st Lt. Jose Imbat and Sgt. Michael Gabino. The pilot, Capt. Allan Villagarcia and M/Sgt. Johnny Reyes survived the accident.

Lt. Gen. Horacio Tolentino, the commander general of the Philippine Air Force, arrived here yesterday to oversee the investigation.

Tolentino said the helicopter was on a training mission and had been undergoing maneuvers for two hours when it crash while on the way home back to base.

It crashed on a road in sitio Humayhumay in Lapulapu City just a short distance away from home. It was a total wreck, as were the tricycles it hit.

Tolentino ordered all 41 remaining Huey helicopters in the Philippine Air Force grounded pending the final results of the investigation .

Tolentino said the aircraft has logged a total of 7, 215 flying hours but that, by PAF standards, it was a relatively new aircract comparted to some really older Huey helicopters that the PAF has.

The P3 million Huey 6225 was delivered on July 12, 2003 from the US and was acquired through the Excess Defense Article of that country.

Tolentino said Villagarcia was a senior pilot and a qualified flying instructor who has logged a total of 1, 707 flying hours. Imbat was trying to qualify as a training pilot.

Since the Air Force has considered the kite as a factor in the accident, Tolentino appealed to local governments to limit or regulate kite-flying .

Air Transportation Office regulations already prohibit kite-flying within 2.5 kilometers of an aerodome but these have never been implemented and the ATO does not have any police powers to enforce its own rules.

Tolentino said last Saturday’s accident was not an isolated case as many of the accidents involving Air Force aircraft have something to do with kite-flying .

The Air Force will be providing financial assistance to all the victims, Tolentino said.

[rudjard]

^^^ it culd be... kai murag kaka na intangled ang rotor blade which might be the cause of the accident. we know daghan gyd magtabanog since it's the perfect time to fly a kite.

what will be PAF's liability ron? will that kids who owns the kite be liable too?

kadakong pangutana...