In a statement, CAAP said its Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB), which is part of the search and rescue operations for the search of the Cessna 340 aircraft (RP-C2080), 'has positively identified the aircraft's wreckage.'
In a statement, CAAP said its Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board , which is part of the search and rescue operations for the search of the Cessna 340 aircraft , "has positively identified the aircraft's wreckage."
"The wreckage site is located at the west side slope of Mayon Volcano at the elevation of 3500-4000 ft.," the CAAP said.However, the condition of the crew and passengers of the plane has yet to be known as members of the rescue team have yet to reach the exact crash site due to bad weather, the CAAP said. CAAP earlier said the Cessna 340 aircraft with registry number RP-C2080 departed Bicol International Airport at 6:43 a.m. last Saturday.
Air traffic controllers last contacted the aircraft at 6:46 a.m., when the plane was approaching the Camalig Bypass Road at an altitude of 2,600 feet.
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