Status: | |
Datum: | zondag 17 maart 1957 |
Tijd: | ca 01:40 |
Type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) |
Registratie: | 2100925 |
Constructienummer: | 19388 |
Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 5 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 21 / inzittenden: 22 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 26 / inzittenden: 27 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | 35 km (21.9 mijl) NW of Cebu ( Filippijnen)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Staatsvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Cebu-Lahug Airport, Filippijnen |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Manila-Nichols Air Base (MNL/RPLL), Filippijnen |
Beschrijving: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.
Bronnen:
» The Milwaukee Sentinel - Mar 17, 1957
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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:
17-03-1957type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 2100925

accident date:
17-03-1957type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: 2100925
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 Cebu-Lahug Airport en Manila-Nichols Air Base bedraagt 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.