Small plane crashes in Philippines, pilot killed

A small plane crashed Wednesday morning on an orientation flight in the Philippines' Pangasinan province in northern Manila, killing the pilot and injuring another, Philippine aviation authorities said.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the victim was on board a Cessna 152-type aircraft with his student when the plane went down around 9:00 a.m. local time in Alaminos town.

According to the CAAP, the plane took off from Lingayen airport in Pangasinan at 8:22 a.m. local time for an orientation flight.

The CAAP said it dispatched investigators to the areas to determine the cause of the crash.