ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322953
| Date: | Monday 11 November 2002 |
| Time: | 06:07 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 |
| Owner/operator: | Laoag International Airline |
| Registration: | RP-C6888 |
| MSN: | 10571 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Dart 535-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 34 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) [Manila Bay] -
 Philippines
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL/RPLL) |
| Laoag Airport (LAO/RPLI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Laoag Flight 585 took off from Manila runway 31 at just after 6 o'clock for a flight to Laoag and Basco Airport (BSO). Shortly after takeoff engine trouble developed in the aircraft's left Rolls Royce Dart turboprop engine. The pilot declared an emergency and he reportedly tried to land the plane at the reclamation area but decided at the last minute to ditch it into the sea. The aircraft broke up and sank in the water to a depth of about 60 feet.
Sources:
Manila Bulletin
Manila Times
Location
Images:
photo (c) Heinz Rentmeister via Werner Fischdick; Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL); January 2002
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Woensdrecht Airport (WOE); 24 March 1978
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