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Pilot Survives Airplane Crash - Treads Water For An Hour

By William Sala for La Prensa - Cristian Vega, the pilot of a single engine airplane Cessna 152 with registration HP-846, had to tread water for one hour after the engine died on the plane he was flying and it crashed into the ocean near the port of Vacamonte, in Arraiján. Víctor de la Hoz, spokesman for the Civil Aeronautical Authority, said yesterday the accident was apparently caused by a problem with the motor of the aircraft, but that they would continue to investigate to confirm. Cristian Vega, who was flying to Chitré, Herrera, had 59 hours of experience as of last Monday, according to Germinal Sarasqueta, the Director of the Albrook Flight School where Vega is now studying to obtain a commercial pilot's license. He already has a private pilot's license. (more)


Vega, 19 years-old, departed the Marcos A. Gelabert airport at Albrook at 7:19 am and just nine minutes later he called in by radio that his motor had stopped. He then communicated with one of this instructors who alerted the authorities.


One of the rescue swimmers from the National Maritime Service (SMN) said Vega survived his decent from 1,300 feet and he was found with purple lips, no shoes, and an open necktie. "As soon as he was recovered from the ocean they took him to the port of Vacamonte where he Thanked God for being alive", said the source.


Evelyn Vega, the sister of the pilot, said she talked to him when he arrived at the Santo Tomas hospital and he had told her that he thought he was going to drown at sea."His health is stable", said Gerardo Victoria, the director of the Santo Tomas hospital where Vega was taken after the accident. "He was suffering from hypothermia, that is to say his body temperature lowered due to the time he spent in the water, nevertheless his vital signs are stable and he will be discharged from the hospital in the morning (today)", he explained.


PILOTO SOBREVIVE MÁS DE UNA HORA EN EL MAR.


Accidente aéreo en ArraijánLA PRENSA/Víctor Arosemenaalarma. Familiares y compañeros de Vega llegaron al Hospital Santo Tomás para saber sobre su estado. 1022586Presione para ver


William Salawsala@prensa.com


Una hora tuvo que mantenerse a flote en alta mar Cristian Vega –piloto de la aeronave monomotor con matrícula HP 846 tipo Cessna 52– hasta que personal del Servicio Marítimo Nacional lo rescatara, luego de que la nave en que viajaba amarizara en la mañana de ayer, miércoles, cerca del puerto de Vacamonte, en Arraiján.


Víctor de la Hoz, vocero de la Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil, dijo ayer que el accidente se debió a una falla en el motor de la aeronave y que seguirán investigando para aclarar este hecho.


Cristian Vega, quien realizaba un vuelo con destino a Chitré, Herrera, tenía hasta el pasado lunes 5 de mayo 59 horas de vuelo, según dijo Germinal Sarasqueta, director de Albrook Flight School donde Vega estudia para obtener, ahora, una licencia comercial de vuelo debido a que ya posee una privada.


Vega, de 19 años, salió del Aeropuerto Marcos A. Gelabert, ubicado en Albrook, a las 7:19 a.m. y a los nueve minutos de vuelo radió que el motor se había parado. Luego se comunicó con uno de sus instructores, quien alertó a las autoridades sobre lo ocurrido.


Uno de los rescatistas del Servicio Marítimo dijo que Vega, quien sobrevivió a una caída de mil 300 pies, fue hallado con los labios morados, sin zapatos y con la corbata abierta. "Apenas lo sacaron del mar lo llevaron al puerto de Vacamonte donde dio gracias a dios", dijo la fuente.


Evelyn Vega, hermana del piloto, dijo que conversó con él cuando llegó al Santo Tomás y este le contó cómo, en el mar, sentía que se ahogaba.


"Su salud es estable", dijo Gerardo Victoria, director del Hospital Santo Tomás, sitio donde fue llevado luego del accidente. "Está sufriendo de hipotermia, es decir, la temperatura corporal se le bajó debido al tiempo que pasó en el agua, sin embargo, sus signos vitales son estables y será dado de alta mañana (hoy)", explicó.

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