Twin-Engine Aircraft Crash Near Kopinang (8R-GET)

Incident Overview A twin-engine aircraft operating a scheduled service from Ogle to Kato, Kopinang, and Mahdia encountered adverse weather conditions at Kato Airport, where the pilot and passengers waited more than two hours for improvement. The aircraft departed Kato at 1345 local time for the leg to Kopinang, carrying four passengers: two adults, a five-year-old boy, and an infant. ## Crash Details Approximately twenty minutes after departure, while on approach to Kopinang, the aircraft descended into trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located a few kilometers from the airfield. The wreckage was discovered several hours later. ## Casualties The accident resulted in the deaths of the pilot and two passengers, including the infant. Two other passengers sustained serious injuries.