Philippine police say a small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila and killed all those onboard and two people on the ground.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio and police say the Piper-23 Apache plane took off from the airport in Plaridel town in Bulacan province then crash landed Saturday for a still-unknown reason and smashed into a house.

Plaridel police chief Supt. Julio Lizardo says all five Filipinos on board the six-seat plane were killed and the crash killed two other people on the ground and ignited a fire in a house that was hit by the aircraft.

Rescuers are checking if there were other casualties in the burning house.</s>MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police say a small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila and killed all those onboard and two people on the ground.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio and police say the Piper-23 Apache plane took off from the airport in Plaridel town in Bulacan province then crash landed Saturday for a still-unknown reason and smashed into a house.

Plaridel police chief Supt. Julio Lizardo says all five Filipinos on board the six-seat plane were killed and the crash killed two other people on the ground and ignited a fire in a house that was hit by the aircraft.

Rescuers are checking if there were other casualties in the burning house.</s>MANILA, Philippines — A small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila on Saturday, killing all those onboard and five people on the ground, officials said.

The Piper-23 Apache plane took off from the airport in Plaridel town in Bulacan province then crash-landed and smashed into the house, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio and police said.

All five Filipinos on board the six-seat plane were killed, and the crash killed five people on the ground, Plaridel police chief Supt. Julio Lizardo said by phone. The crash ignited a fire in a house that was hit by the aircraft, he said.

Two other people on the ground were injured by burning debris, Lizardo said.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

Witnesses said the plane hit a tree and electric post before slamming into the house.

TV footage showed parts of the plane wreckage and the shattered walls of the house at the still-smoldering crash site.

Apolonio said the aircraft, which was operated by Lite Air Express, was bound for northern Laoag city. All the aircraft operated by the transport and courier company were grounded while investigators tried to determine the cause of the crash, he said.</s>MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police say a small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila and killed all those onboard and two people on the ground.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio and police say the Piper-23 Apache plane took off from the airport in Plaridel town in Bulacan province then crash landed Saturday for a still-unknown reason and smashed into a house.

Plaridel police chief Supt. Julio Lizardo says all five Filipinos on board the six-seat plane were killed and the crash killed two other people on the ground and ignited a fire in a house that was hit by the aircraft.

Rescuers are checking if there were other casualties in the burning house.</s>A small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after take-off north of Manila, killing all those on board and four people on the ground, officials in the Philippines said.

A small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after take-off north of Manila, killing all those on board and four people on the ground, officials in the Philippines said.

Nine dead as small plane crashes into house in Philippines

The Piper-23 Apache plane took off from the airport in Plaridel town in Bulacan province then crash-landed for a still-unknown reason and smashed into a house, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio and police said.

All five Filipinos on board the six-seat plane were killed, and the crash killed four people on the ground, Plaridel police chief Supt Julio Lizardo said. The crash ignited a fire in a house that was hit by the aircraft, he said.

Two other people on the ground were injured by burning debris, Mr Lizardo said. TV footage showed parts of the plane wreckage and the shattered walls of the house at the still-smouldering crash site.

Rescuers were looking for at least one missing person in the rubble of the house. Mr Apolonio said the aircraft, which was operated by Lite Air Express, was bound for northern Laoag city.

All the aircraft operated by the transport and courier company were grounded while investigators tried to determine the cause of the crash, he said.</s>A small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of the Philippines capital Manila on Saturday, killing all those on board and five people on the ground, officials said.

The Piper-23 Apache plane took off from the airport in Plaridel town in Bulacan province then crash-landed and smashed into the house, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio and police said.

All five Filipinos on board the six-seat plane were killed, and the crash killed five people on the ground, Plaridel police chief Supt. Julio Lizardo told the Associated Press news agency.

The crash set fire to a house that was hit by the aircraft, he said. Two other people on the ground were injured by burning debris, Lizardo said.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known. Witnesses said the plane hit a tree and electric post before slamming into the house, which was the home of an 80-year-old woman.

She was inside at the time, police spokesman Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao said.

'The house was burned while the aircraft was totally wrecked,' he said.

TV footage showed parts of the plane wreckage and the shattered walls of the house at the still-smouldering crash site.

Apolonio said the aircraft, which was operated by Lite Air Express, was bound for northern Laoag city.

All the aircraft operated by the transport and courier company were grounded while investigators tried to determine the cause of the crash, he said.</s>A small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila today and killed all those onboard and four people on the ground, officials said. The Piper-23 Apache plane took off from the airport in Plaridel town in Bulacan province then crash-landed Saturday for a still-unknown reason and smashed into a house, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio and police said. All five Filipinos on board the six-seat plane were killed, and the crash killed four people on the ground, Plaridel police chief Supt. Julio Lizardo said by phone. The crash ignited a fire in a house that was hit by the aircraft, he said. Two other people on the ground were injured by burning debris, Lizardo said. TV footage showed parts of the plane wreckage and the shattered walls of the house at the still-smoldering crash site. Rescuers were looking for at least 1 missing person in the rubble of the house. Apolonio said the aircraft, which was operated by Lite Air Express, was bound for northern Laoag city. All the aircraft operated by the transport and courier company were grounded while investigators tried to determine the cause of the crash, he said.</s>Philippine police say a small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila and killed all those onboard and two people on the ground. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio and police say the Piper-23 Apache plane took off from the airport in Plaridel town in Bulacan province then crash-landed on Saturday for a still-unknown reason and smashed into a house.

Plaridel police chief Supt. Julio Lizardo says all five Filipinos on board the six-seat plane were killed and the crash killed two other people on the ground and ignited a fire in a house that was hit by the aircraft. Rescuers are checking if there were other casualties in the burning house.

For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App</s>CRASH LAND. A 6-seater plane crash lands upon takeoff from Plaridel, Bulacan on March 17, 2018.

MANILA, Philippines (6th UPDATE) – Ten were killed after a light plane crash landed in a house in Plaridel, Bulacan, around noontime Saturday, March 17, police said.

The plane – which carried 3 passengers, a pilot, and a chief mechanic – crashed in a residential area in Barangay Lumangbayan, Plaridel, after takeoff at the Plaridel Airport, killing all on board.

Also killed were 5 members of the family who owned the house where the plane crash landed, police said in a final report on the incident, adding that all the bodies had been recovered.

Based on the record of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, those killed on the plane are the following:

Captain Ruel M. Meloria (pilot)

Romeo H Huenda (chief mechanic)

Alicia N. Necesario (passenger)

Maria Vera F. Pagaduan (passenger)

Nelson T. Melgar (passenger)

There was some confusion on the number of people on board the plane, after the police first reported that there were 6 passengers, as they initially included the co-pilot, Efren L. Patugalan.

Bulacan Risk Reduction and Management Office chief Liz Mungcal said in an interview on dzMM that while the plane manifesto listed 6 people, a CAAP representative informed local officials that the co-pilot did not board the plane.

Family killed

In its final report, Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) said that the crash also killed 5 people who were at home when the plane crashed into their house. The police said Noel Tagle dela Rosa positively identified the following members of his family, which included his mother-in-law, wife, and 3 children:

Louisa dela Rosa, 80

Risa dela Rosa

John-John dela Rosa, 17

Timothy dela Rosa, 11

Trisa dela Rosa, 7

Mungcal said In the radio interview early Saturday afternoon that Dela Rosa initially only identified the remains of his wife, mother-in-law, and daughter, but the other bodies retrieved at the site had been burned beyond recognition, and would need to be identified with the help of authorities.

Mungcal added that the distraught father told them that his two sons were supposed to have gone to a computer shop, so he could not immediately confirm if they were killed as well.

CAAP said in an initial statement that the plane was bound for Laoag, Ilocos Norte, when it crash landed upon takeoff at from Plaridel Airport at 11:21 am on Saturday.

“CAAP’s accident investigators and a team from Flight Safety and Inspectorate Service (FSIS) was immediately dispatched to the crash site,” CAAP said.

The plane is a Piper PA-23 Apache 6-seater twin-engined light aircraft with registry number RP-C299. It is operated by Lite Air Express.

All aircrafts operated by Lite Air Express have been grounded pending investigation. – With a report from Agence France-Presse / Rappler.com</s>Philippine police say a small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila and killed all those onboard and two people on the ground.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio and police say the Piper-23 Apache plane took off from the airport in Plaridel town in Bulacan province then crash landed Saturday for a still-unknown reason and smashed into a house.

Plaridel police chief Supt. Julio Lizardo says all five Filipinos on board the six-seat plane were killed and the crash killed two other people on the ground and ignited a fire in a house that was hit by the aircraft.

Rescuers are checking if there were other casualties in the burning house.
A Piper PA-23 passenger aircraft bound for Laoag International Airport in Ilocos Norte, Philippines, crashes upon take off from Plaridel Airport in Bulacan, killing all five people onboard as well as five on the ground.