Last updated: 31 July 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 17 March 1957 |
| Time: | ca 01:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) |
| Registration: | 2100925 |
| MSN: | 19388 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 27 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 35 km (21.9 mls) NW of Cebu ( Philippines)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Official state flight |
| Departure airport: | Cebu-Lahug Airport, Philippines |
| Manila-Nichols Air Base (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay boarded his Presidential C-47 plane at Cebu for a flight back to Manila. The airplane took off at night.
While the plane was climbing, the spindle drive shaft of the right engine carburetor snapped, causing a power failure. The airplane flew into the slopes of Mount Manunggal.
Sources:
» The Milwaukee Sentinel - Mar 17, 1957» 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1957_Cebu_Douglas_C-47_crash&oldid=295896600 (last visited June 12, 2009)
» Cebu - Reliving History by Climbing Mt. Manunggal
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accident date: 17-03-1957
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 2100925
accident date: 17-03-1957
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 2100925
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 Cebu-Lahug Airport to Manila-Nichols Air Base as the crow flies is 558 km (348 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Cebu-Lahug Airport to Manila-Nichols Air Base as the crow flies is 558 km (348 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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Douglas DC-3
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- 3341st loss
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