Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 May 1947
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force)
Registration Number: 1002
Location: 24 km NW of Malaybalay –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation SystemAircraft Navigation System
Category: Accident
A Philippine aircraft, en route to Paris to return Vice President Quirino, experienced a navigational error resulting in an incorrect elevation reading of 7900 feet instead of the expected 9300 feet. This miscalculation caused a potential deviation from its planned route, leading to a flight into the side of Mount Katanglad.A Philippine aircraft, en route to Paris to return Vice President Quirino, experienced a navigational error resulting in an incorrect elevation reading of 7900 feet instead of the expected 9300 feet. This miscalculation caused a potential deviation from its planned route, leading to a flight into the side of Mount Katanglad.
Description
Flew into the side of Mount Katanglad. It was thought that incorrect maps showed the elevation as 7900 feet instead of 9300 feet. The airplane was on its way to Paris to return Filipino Vice President Quirino to the Philippines.
Primary Cause
Incorrect elevation reading due to flawed maps.Incorrect elevation reading due to flawed maps.Share on:
