The missing Cessna plane in Isabela has been found according to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO).
“The missing Cessna has just been found. The condition of the passengers and pilot is still being verified. Details to follow,” the incident team told the media.
Cessna C206 plane RPC 1174 took off from Cauayan Airport in Isabela at 2:15PM on January 24. The plane was bound to the town of Maconacon.
Six people were onboard the flight including one pilot and five passengers.
The pilot last communicated with air traffic controllers at around 2:19 p.m. in Naguilian.
Isabela authorities said that the weather was clear when the plane left Cauayan Airport but the winds around Sierra Madre were turbulent.
A total of 452 ground search personnel are designated for the operations as of last February.
