Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 17 MRZ 1957 |
| Zeit: | ca 01:40 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47A-75-DL |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) |
| Kennzeichen: | 2100925 |
| Werknummer: | 19388 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 20 / Insassen: 21 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 25 / Insassen: 26 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 35 km (21.9 Meilen) NW of Cebu (Philippinen)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Cebu Airport (CEB/RPVM), Philippinen |
| Manila-Nichols Air Base (MNL/RPLL), Philippinen |
Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay boarded his presidential C-47 plane at Cebu for a flight back to Manila (MNL). 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.
Informationsquelle:
» 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)
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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 Cebu Airport to Manila-Nichols Air Base as the crow flies is 564 km (352 miles).
Distance from Cebu Airport to Manila-Nichols Air Base as the crow flies is 564 km (352 miles).
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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