Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 15 APR 1971 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-20-DK |
| Operator: | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) |
| Registration: | 293246 |
| C/n / msn: | 13136 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 40 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Floridablanca-Basa AB (Philippines)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Floridablanca AB (RPUF), Philippines |
| Manila Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
The aircraft stalled and crashed into a rice field. The nr.2 engine had failed.
Events:
Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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 Floridablanca AB to Manila Airport as the crow flies is 77 km (48 miles).
Distance from Floridablanca AB to Manila Airport as the crow flies is 77 km (48 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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