Pilot killed in crash

May 14, 2012 | 12:00am

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A 37-year-old pilot was killed when the light plane he used in spraying pesticides on a banana plantation crashed in Tagum City, Davao del Norte Saturday morning.

Authorities said Steve Pacaldo, a pilot of the Sumifru Airtrack Agency, was declared dead on arrival at the Bishop Reagan Hospital, also in Tagum City.

Investigators suspect that mechanical trouble could have caused the crash.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines is set to send a team to investigate the incident.

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Pilot killed in crash

BISHOP REAGAN HOSPITAL

CITY

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

DAVAO

NORTE SATURDAY

PHILIPPINES

PILOT

STEVE PACALDO

SUMIFRU AIRTRACK AGENCY

TAGUM

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