Date: | Saturday 22 March 1958 |
Time: | 12:10 |
Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Owner/operator: | Fleming Airways System Transport |
Registration: | PI-C626 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Bacolod Airport (BCD) -
Philippines
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Bacolod Airport (BCD/RPVB) |
Destination airport: | Manila Airport (MNL/RPLL) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The DC-3 departed Manila for a non-scheduled flight to Cebu and a return flight via Marindugue, Iloilo and Bacolod. At 12:10 the flight took off for the last leg from Bacolod to Manila. At 5 to 8 feet from the ground the aircraft banked left. The pilot did not succeed in regaining control of the aircraft and decided to crash-land. A fire broke out after impact, destroying the main front section of the plane.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain prematurely 'lifted' the aircraft before attaining the V2 speed. A contributing factor could have been the presence of the 25 to 30 mph crosswind."
Sources:
ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (103-104)
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