Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 May 1964
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: Philippine Air Lines
Registration Number: PI-C51
Location: Sibuco Point –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: The aircraft’s ceiling at the destination (Zamboanga) was below IFR minima (Instrument Flight Rules minima) during takeoff.The aircraft’s ceiling at the destination (Zamboanga) was below IFR minima (Instrument Flight Rules minima) during takeoff.
Category: Accident
A serious aviation incident occurred when a commercial aircraft crashed due to challenging weather conditions over a rugged coastline. The pilot was flying VFR (Visual Flight Rules) into adverse weather with minimal visibility caused by heavy rain and a severe squall. Weather conditions in the Western Mindanao region on the day of the accident were unfavorable for VFR flights.A serious aviation incident occurred when a commercial aircraft crashed due to challenging weather conditions over a rugged coastline. The pilot was flying VFR (Visual Flight Rules) into adverse weather with minimal visibility caused by heavy rain and a severe squall. Weather conditions in the Western Mindanao region on the day of the accident were unfavorable for VFR flights.
Description
Crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot continued to fly VFR into unfavourable weather over the jagged shoreline with practically zero visibility due to heavy rain. There was a heavy squall at the time and at the scene of the accident. Weather conditions in the Western Mindanao area during the day of the accident were generally unfavourable for VFR flights. When the pilot took off from Siocon the ceiling at the destination, Zamboanga, was below IFR minima.”
Primary Cause
Unfavorable weather conditions, specifically heavy rain and a severe squall, caused by the pilot flying into unsuitable conditions over a rugged coastline.Unfavorable weather conditions, specifically heavy rain and a severe squall, caused by the pilot flying into unsuitable conditions over a rugged coastline.Share on:
