Pilot, Victoria Court Owner Dead in Batangas Chopper Crash

  07/5/2015 | 12:45 0 Posted in Local Issues, Travel 

mt.maculot-helicopter-crashTwo people died and six others were rushed to a local town hospital following a fatal helicopter crash on Sunday afternoon near the famed Mt. Maculot in the town of Cuenca, Batangas.

Those who died were the pilot, Capt. Felicisimo Taborlupa, and Victoria Court owner Archimedes “Archie” King.

The police reports said the injured survivors are entrepreneur couple Ricco and Tina Maristela Ocampo, Philippine Tatler editor-in-chief Christopher Chilip, former model Anton San Diego, editor-in-chief of Philippine Tatler; Christopher Chilip, Dunlop Tires president, and wife Patricia Chilip, president of Standard Insurance; and Ling-ling King, wife the motel chain owner.

They were taken to the Martin Marasigan Hospital in Cuenca for treatment of minor fractures and bruises. They were later transferred to St. Luke’s Hosptial in Metro Manila.

The bodies of the Taborlupa and Angeles remained at the Marasigan Hospital awaiting funeral services.

Among the first who broke the story online was Philippine Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon who posted a message on twitter.

Senior Insp. Joel Laraya, chief of the Cuenca Police Station, said the crash could have been caused by zero visibility because of bad weather and fog covering Mt. Maculot..

Mount Maculot is a mountain located in the town of Cuenca in Batangas province, in the Philippines. This mountain is popular among mountain climbers and campers; it is the major tourist attraction of the municipality.

Maculot has an elevation of around 947 meters above sea level, and pose a threat to an aircraft traveling on low altitude during bad weather.

The helicopter – an Augusta 109E type with registry number RP-C272 – came from Puerto Galera and was on its way to Metro Manila.

 /Carla Gamboa/ Assisted Press

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