{"id":101054,"date":"2017-05-05T10:55:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T14:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=101054"},"modified":"2017-05-05T10:55:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T14:55:37","slug":"phl-air-force-chief-wants-probe-on-uh-1d-crash-in-tanay-rizal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/05\/phl-air-force-chief-wants-probe-on-uh-1d-crash-in-tanay-rizal\/","title":{"rendered":"PHL Air Force chief wants probe on UH-1D crash in Tanay, Rizal"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_101056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101056\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Edgar-Fallorina.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101056\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Edgar-Fallorina.jpg\" alt=\"Philippine Air Force (PAF) chief, Lt. Gen. Edgar Fallorina, has ordered an investigation to determine the exact cause of the crash of the UH-1D combat utility helicopter in Tanay, Rizal that killed three of his men and severely wounded another on Thursday. (Photo: Edgar Fallorina\/Facebook)\" width=\"518\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Edgar-Fallorina.jpg 518w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Edgar-Fallorina-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philippine Air Force (PAF) chief, Lt. Gen. Edgar Fallorina, has ordered an investigation to determine the exact cause of the crash of the UH-1D combat utility helicopter in Tanay, Rizal that killed three of his men and severely wounded another on Thursday. (Photo:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10154431428842917&amp;set=a.442319567916.222568.657442916&amp;type=3&amp;theater\"> Edgar Fallorina\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u2014Philippine Air Force (PAF) chief, Lt. Gen. Edgar Fallorina, has ordered an investigation to determine the exact cause of the crash of the UH-1D combat utility helicopter in Tanay, Rizal that killed three of his men and severely wounded another on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Fallorina also ordered the immediate grounding of the remaining five UH-1Ds in PAF service following the crash at Sitio Hilltop, Barangay Sampaloc at about 3 p.m. of May 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PAF has already sent a probe team to conduct a thorough investigation of the accident, as well as to inspect other UH-1D helicopters as per standard operating procedure,\u201d PAF spokesperson, Col. Antonio Francisco, said.<\/p>\n<p>The UH-1D with tail number 8469, piloted by Capt. Christian Paul Titan along with co-pilot 1st Lt. Ceazar Rimas, was executing landing procedures when it crash-landed and went up in flames.<\/p>\n<p>The mishap killed Titan, the pilot-in-command and of Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas; helicopter gunner, Airman 1st Class Joseph de Leon of Lingayen, Pangasinan; and Air Force crew chief, Sgt. Byron Tolosa, of Barangay Villamor, Pasay City.<\/p>\n<p>The retrieved bodies of the fallen airmen were brought to Villamor Air Base for a sendoff honor Friday with their respective families.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rimas, lone survivor of the mishap, is stable but in guarded condition at the Armed Forces of the Philippine-Medical Center (AFP-MC) in V. Luna, Quezon City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2014Philippine Air Force (PAF) chief, Lt. Gen. 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