Status: | |
Datum: | zaterdag 2 maart 1963 |
Type: |  Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Philippine Air Lines |
Registratie: | PI-C489 |
Constructienummer: | 32863/16115 |
Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 24 / inzittenden: 24 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 27 / inzittenden: 27 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Mt. Boca ( Filippijnen)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Cotabato-Awang Airport (CBO/RPMC), Filippijnen |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Davao City-Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO/RPMD), Filippijnen |
Vluchtnummer: | 984 |
Beschrijving:Flight 984 departed Cotobato at 09:40 for a 45-minute flight to Davao.
Nothing more was heard from the flight after a request for Davao weather. The plane was later found to have crashed into Mt. Boca at 3000 feet, 50 miles SE of Davao.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The probable cause of the accident was due to navigational error, en-route and during let-down. Contributory factors were the limited visibility and the crosswind, all existing on the final phase of the flight."
Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.15 - Volume II, Circular 78-AN/66 (159-162)
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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 Cotabato-Awang Airport en Davao City-Francisco Bangoy International Airport bedraagt 158 km (99 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.