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PNP eyes 3 angles in chief's chopper crash

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NJ9C5s_ZyHU?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> — The Philippine National Police is considering at least 3 angles in the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/05/20/pnp-chief-gamboa-3-generals-figure-in-chopper-crash-brought-to-hospital">helicopter crash</a> that injured its top official and 7 others, the probe&#x27;s leader said Friday. </p><p>The 2-year-old <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/03/05/20/pnp-chief-led-procurement-of-chopper-that-crashed-dela-rosa">Bell 429 chopper</a> carrying PNP chief Gen. Archie Gamboa crashed after it got tangled with power lines in a sandy area in San Pedro, Laguna on Thursday. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">TINGNAN: Drone shot sa helicopter crash sa San Pedro, Laguna. Ligtas ang mga sakay nito, kabilang si PNP chief Archie Gamboa at 7 iba pa. | via Val Cuenca, ABS-CBN News <a href="https://t.co/4iMZWrXa51">pic.twitter.com/4iMZWrXa51</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1235391605701365760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Investigators will look into possible pilot error, the chopper&#x27;s condition and the takeoff site preparation, said PNP Deputy Chief for Operations Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar. </p><p>The takeoff site was drenched with water before Gamboa arrived to inspect impounded vehicles. The ground could have dried up before his chopper took off, Eleazar told DZMM. </p><p>&quot;Siguro dapat nadiligan pa iyan bago nag-takeoff,&quot; Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año, whose agency oversees the PNP, said in a separate interview. </p><p>(Perhaps that should have been sprayed with water again before takeoff.) </p><p>&quot;Kailangan malaman natin ano talaga ang nangyari dito,&quot; he said. </p><p>(We need to find out what really happened here.)</p><p>The Police, Air Force and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines will inspect the crash site later Friday, said Eleazar. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Ilang sandali matapos mag-take off, bumagsak ang sinasakyang helicopter ni PNP chief Archie Gamboa at iba pang heneral.<br/><br/>Ligtas naman si Gamboa habang nasa kritikal na kondisyon ang 2 iba pa. <a href="https://t.co/zEbuw4M3mx">pic.twitter.com/zEbuw4M3mx</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1235548582859509760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;This is probably the first time that we will be conducting a chopper or aircraft crash investigation kaya (so) we really need the help of concerned agencies,&quot; he told reporters in the area. </p><p>Gamboa said he was &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/05/20/pnp-chief-gamboa-helicopter-crash-message-hospital">okay</a>&quot; and would return to work on Monday. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: PNP chief Gamboa is visited by Senator Ronald dela Rosa at a hospital in BGC Taguig. (📸 Office of Senator Dela Rosa) | via <a href="https://twitter.com/raffsantos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@raffsantos</a> <a href="https://t.co/wdA0zJprSl">pic.twitter.com/wdA0zJprSl</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1235409953365446656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Major Generals Jovic Ramos and Mariel Magaway, the PNP&#x27;s comptrollership and intelligence heads, respectively were still in critical condition, said Eleazar. </p><p>Magaway is stable while Ramos is still unconscious and needs thorough medical attention, he said. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">PNP Director for Intelligence Major General Mariel Magaway na sugatan sa chopper crash sa Laguna, inilipat na mula Biñan patungong ospital sa Muntinlupa | via <a href="https://twitter.com/zhandercayabyab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@zhandercayabyab</a> <a href="https://t.co/3y8gGZhGUn">pic.twitter.com/3y8gGZhGUn</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1235417359810056193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The PNP&#x27;s 6 other choppers are grounded pending the results of the investigation, Año said. The helicopter that crashed was the police&#x27;s lone twin-engine aircraft, he said. </p><p>This safety precaution will &quot;not necessarily&quot; affect police operations, said Eleazar. </p><p>&quot;Sa totoo lang, dati naman kaming walang chopper. Ngayon pa lang namin ie-establish ang paggamit nito,&quot; he said.</p><p>(Honestly, we had no choppers before. We only started establishing their use.) </p><p>&quot;This fleet actually hindi pa ito fully utilized. Nagko-conduct pa tayo ng training sa would-be pilots,&quot; he added. </p><p>(This fleet actually is not yet fully utilized.We are still training would-be pilots.) </p>

<p>The Philippine National Police is considering at least 3 angles in the helicopter crash that injured its top official and 7 others, the probe's leader said Friday.</p>

The Philippine National Police is considering at least 3 angles in the helicopter crash that injured its top official and 7 others, the probe's leader said Friday.