Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 17 OCT 2009 |
| Time: | 12:38 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-3C (C-47D) |
| Operator: | Victoria Air |
| Registration: | RP-C550 |
| C/n / msn: | 14292/25737 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 3,5 km SW of Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) (Philippines)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
| Puerto Princesa Airport (PPS/RPVP), Philippines |
A Douglas DC-3 operated by Victoria Air, was destroyed when it crashed in a warehouse shortly after takeoff from Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), Philippines. The airplane took off from runway 24 at 11:56. The airplane reportedly carried a cargo consisting of six drums of aircraft fuel on a domestic flight to Puerto Princesa Airport (PPS). Shortly after takeoff the crew requested for an emergency landing after the aircraft reportedly experienced engine problems. Air traffic control cleared the flight to turn around an land on runway 06. The pilot was not able to maintain altitude and the aircraft crashed some 3,5 km short of runway 06. It came down on an abandoned warehouse and burst into flames.
Sources:
» 4 killed as planes crashes into Las Piñas warehouse (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17-10-2009)
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Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUG 1944 | 43-48476 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF | delivered |
| 43-48476 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF | converted from C-47B-1-DK to C-47D | |
| 18 SEP 1947 | 43-48476 | United States Air Force - USAF | new name |
| 1949 | 43-48476 | United States Air Force - USAF | converted from C-47D to VC-47D |
| 24 NOV 1952 | United States Air Force - USAF | accident at Washington, DC | |
| FEB 1967 | 43-48476 | United States Air Force - USAF | converted from VC-47D to C-47D |
| MAY 1967 | 348476 | South Vietnam Air Force | delivered |
| 29 MAY 1973 | 348476 | Philippine Air Force | delivered |
| JUL 1984 | RP-C550 | Philair | bought |
| MAY 2001 | RP-C550 | Victoria Air |
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 Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Puerto Princesa Airport as the crow flies is 581 km (363 miles).
Distance from Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Puerto Princesa Airport as the crow flies is 581 km (363 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.
