Site Parañaque, Philippines Survivors 0 Date 10 December 2011 Survivor 0 | Injuries (non-fatal) 20+ (ground) Registration RP-C824 Destination San Jose Airport Crew count 3 | |
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Summary Pilot error, Engine Fire Aircraft type Beechcraft 65-80 Queen Air Operator Aviation Technology Innovators Total fatalities at least 14 (including 11 on the ground) Similar Missinippi Airways Cessna 2, 2011 Tawang Town Mil, Aerocon Flight 238, 2011 Avis Amur Antonov, Moremi Air Cessna 208 crash | ||
The 2011 Beechcraft 65-80 Queen Air crash occurred on 10 December 2011, when a Beechcraft 65-80 Queen Air cargo plane experienced an engine failure and crashed into the Felixberto Serrano Elementary School in Parañaque, Philippines, killing at least 14 people including the three crew members on board the aircraft, and injuring over 20 people. Approximately 50 houses in the residential area were set ablaze by the subsequent fire caused by the accident. The cause of the accident, as well as the identities of the victims is still not public knowledge.
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Investigation
An Investigation is being carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, to try to determine what caused the plane to plunge into the school immediately after take-off, killing at least 14 people.
Aftermath
After the crash, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has decided to ground all of Aviation Technology Innovator's planes. Investigators are trying to establish why the pilot turned towards the dead engine, ultimately causing the aircraft to stall and spin.