Light plane crashes in Pangasinan rice field

Authorities are investigating a light plane that crashed in Barangay Cabilaoan in Laoac town in Pangasinan over the weekend.

The incident involving a single-engine Cessna C-172 plane occurred at about 9 a.m., according to a report by GMA Dagupan.



"Tuloy-tuloy yung andar, tapos umandar uli. Madali lang yung andar tapos namatay, dumiretso siya riyan tapos dumausdos tapos dito bumagsak, tapos bumaligtad," a barangay tanod said.

No one was reported injured in the crash.

The crewmembers of the plane said they tried to look for a place to land but the houses nearby were very close to each other and had to land in a rice field

The crewmembers were identified as flight instructor Capt. Lance Nathan Concepcion and student Julian Philip Macapagal.

Both are from Leading Edge International Aviation Academy based in Poro Point in San Fernando City, La Union. — Joel Locsin/JDS, GMA News