ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) 42-23619 Negros Island
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Date:Tuesday 5 February 1946
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-23619
MSN: 9481
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Total:Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Negros Island (   Philippines)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Iloilo-Mandurriao Airport (ILO/RPVI), Philippines
Destination airport:Cebu-Lahug Airport, Philippines
Narrative:
Flew into the side of a mountain.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
» BAAA-ACRO
» MARC 15029


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Distance from Iloilo-Mandurriao Airport to Cebu-Lahug Airport as the crow flies is 154 km (96 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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