UNANSWERED ISSUES IN ROBREDO CRASH FINDINGS!

In case you missed it in the Philippine Star, investigators have declared that a combination of pilot error and defective engine caused the plane crash that killed Interrior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, pilot Jessup Bahinting and student pilot Nepalese Khshitiz off Masbate last Aug.18.

My take: critically DEFICIENT and riddled with UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

First: The investigators DID NOT EXPLAIN the CONFLICTING VERSIONS of the tragedy by the lone survivor, Robredo aide Police Senior Inspector Jun Abrasado.

To refresh your memory, people, among others:

Abrasado had claimed that he was knocked unconscious upon impact. But in another interview, Abrasado said the plane broke into two upon impact. How could he know that if he had lost consciousness?

Abrasado said he used a piece of wood he found in the downed aircraft in getting out of it. But he never said where the piece of wood came from, or what was it doing inside the plane.

So, was anything ever done to clarify all these with Abrasado? If yes, what? If none, why not?

The investigators said the student pilot, who was not yet qualified to fly the plane, occupied the pilot’s seat. But this was belied by no less than former Transportation Sec. Mar Roxas in a media interview just days after Robredo was killed.

The investigators quoted Abrasado as saying that Bahinting informed them of engine trouble 23 minutes after takeoff at 3:07 pm.

Considering the CONFLICTING VERSIONS OF THE CRASH which Abrasado had given, is there any proof of this, APART FROM HIS WORDS? Was any effort taken to validate this?

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f there was none, why take Abrasado’s word hook, line and sinker?

The investigators said Bahinting lacked proficiency in handling aircraft in abnormal situations.

They had better have one hell of a ROCK SOLID basis for this.

Bahinting was a KNOWN veteran pilot. It was his plane. He owned one of the most popular flying schools in Cebu. After the crash, Roxas himself said there was no problem with Bahinting’s papers, licenses and other proofs of his qualifications or proficiency.

The investigators did not mention why the bodies of Robredo and the other fatalities were NEVER AUTOPSIED. And why did it have to be the government who made that decision, FIRST, and not Robredo’s widow Leny.

The autopsy could have proven if Robredo had indeed died of crash-related injuries or wounds, OR NOT.

I am not saying that the investigators are wrong in their conclusions. I am only pointing out hanging issues which are just as CRUCIAL in painting the complete picture of the tragedy.

Human lives were lost in the crash.

They deserve nothing less than the WHOLE TRUTH behind their untimely return to the kingdom of the MOST HIGH. 30