ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329802
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| Date: | Saturday 19 October 1974 |
| Time: | 01:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Mabuhay Airways |
| Registration: | RP-C643 |
| MSN: | 26996/15551 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 0,2 km off Calapan Airport (CPP) -
 Philippines
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Roxas City Airport (RXS/RPVR) |
One hour after takeoff from Roxas, cruising at FL85, the no. 1 engine had to be shut down due to severe vibrations and backfiring. The crew chose to divert to Calapan. At 900 feet over Calapan the controls began to shake and the control was lost. The aircraft was ditched 200 m offshore.
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photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Manila International Airport (MNL); July 1974
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