Narrative:
Crashed into the sea.
A time bomb delivered to the aircraft by two ex-convicts who were hired for the job by a woman and a man who were attempting to kill the woman's husband, a passenger on the aircraft.
Loss of control
» Arizona Republic, May 11, 1949, page 23
» Pasadena (Calif.) Independent, May 18, 1949, page 13
» The Southeast Missourian - Sep 26, 1949
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 7 May 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Philippine Air Lines |
| Registration: | PI-C98 |
| MSN: | 33491/16743 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Alabat Island [Lamon Bay] ( Philippines)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Daet-Camarines Norte Airport (DTE/RPUD), Philippines |
| Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
Crashed into the sea.
A time bomb delivered to the aircraft by two ex-convicts who were hired for the job by a woman and a man who were attempting to kill the woman's husband, a passenger on the aircraft.
Classification:
SabotageLoss of control
Sources:
» The Baltimore Sun, May 13, 1949, page 2» Arizona Republic, May 11, 1949, page 23
» Pasadena (Calif.) Independent, May 18, 1949, page 13
» The Southeast Missourian - Sep 26, 1949
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Daet-Camarines Norte Airport to Manila International Airport as the crow flies is 214 km (134 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Daet-Camarines Norte Airport to Manila International Airport as the crow flies is 214 km (134 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3
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- 2743rd loss
- 933rd fatal accident
- 191st worst accident (at the time)
- 408th worst accident (currently)
Philippines- 8th worst accident (at the time)
- 35th worst accident (currently)
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