ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) 2100925 Cebu
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Date:Sunday 17 March 1957
Time:01:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force)
Registration: 2100925
MSN: 19388
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 22
Total:Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 27
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:35 km (21.9 mls) NW of Cebu (   Philippines)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Official state flight
Departure airport:Cebu-Lahug Airport, Philippines
Destination airport:Manila-Nichols Air Base (MNL/RPLL), Philippines
Narrative:
Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay boarded his Presidential C-47 plane at Cebu for a flight back to Manila. The airplane took off at night.
While the plane was climbing, the spindle drive shaft of the right engine carburetor snapped, causing a power failure. The airplane flew into the slopes of Mount Manunggal.

Sources:
» The Milwaukee Sentinel - Mar 17, 1957
» 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1957_Cebu_Douglas_C-47_crash&oldid=295896600 (last visited June 12, 2009)
» Cebu - Reliving History by Climbing Mt. Manunggal


Photos

photo of Douglas-C-47A-2100925
accident date: 17-03-1957
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 2100925
photo of Douglas-C-47A-2100925
accident date: 17-03-1957
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 2100925
 

Map
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 Cebu-Lahug Airport to Manila-Nichols Air Base as the crow flies is 558 km (348 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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  • 3344th loss
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