Last updated: 23 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Datum: | dinsdag 30 december 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Philippine Air Lines |
| Registratie: | PI-C38 |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 7 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 10 |
| Schade: | Groot |
| Gevolgen: | Repaired |
| Plaats: | Chinmen Island ( Taiwan)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Passagiersvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Laoag Airport (LAO/RPLI), Filippijnen |
| Aparri (RPUA), Filippijnen |
After takeoff from Laoag an armed man forced his way into the cockpit. He pulled .45-caliber pistol and demanded that the plane be brought to Amoy, in mainland China. The captain took over control from the co-pilot and put the plane into a steep dive. The hijacker did not lose his balance and instead shot and killed the captain. The co-pilot took over control and meanwhile the steward had come up to the cockpit to find out what was going on. As he knocked, the hijacker shot him twice through the cockpit door, killing him. The co-pilot changed course to China and continued at 6000 feet over the China Sea until two Chinese Nationalists T-6 Harvard planes showed up. Both planes chased the DC-3 and sprayed machine gun fire. The pilot managed to escape until he met with other Nationalist planes, who forced the flight to land at Quemoy. At Quemoy the hijacker was arrested.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Laoag Airport en Aparri bedraagt 118 km (73 miles).
De afstand tussen Laoag Airport en Aparri bedraagt 118 km (73 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.
