Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 06 MAY 1989 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3C) |
| Operator: | Manila Aero Transport System - MATS |
| Registration: | RP-C82 |
| C/n / msn: | 20209 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Manila (Philippines) |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
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The DC-3 left the runway following an engine failure and crashed. The aircraft carried 16 passengers without being authorized to do so.
Approx one year later (April 26, 1990) a similar accident happened when a MATS DC-3 (RP-C81) crashed near Manila following an engine failure. This aircraft also carried passengers without authorization.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 271
» Flight International 22.07.1989
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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.
