Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 June 1966
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Philippine Air Lines
Registration Number: PI-C17
Location: near Sablayan –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 28
Component Affected: DC-3DC-3
Category: Accident
Flight 785 experienced a loss of contact after requesting terminal weather information at Mamburao. Subsequent investigation revealed a DC-3 crash at a significant altitude near Mount Raba¤gan. The crash was attributed to a misjudgment of terrain clearance leading to collision with trees.Flight 785 experienced a loss of contact after requesting terminal weather information at Mamburao. Subsequent investigation revealed a DC-3 crash at a significant altitude near Mount Raba¤gan. The crash was attributed to a misjudgment of terrain clearance leading to collision with trees.
Description
Flight 785 took off from Mamburao at 12:04 for a flight to San Jose. After requesting terminal weather information at 12:15 nothing more was heard from the flight. The DC-3 was later found to have crashed at 2300 feet msl in a ravine of the northern slope of Mount Raba¤gan (3500 ft high). PROBABLE CAUSE: “Misjudgement of the terrain clearance of which resulted to the collision with trees. IMC enroute accompanied by severe turbulence and strong gusty wind over the crash site was a contributory factor.”
Primary Cause
Misjudgement of the terrain clearance of which resulted to the collision with trees.Misjudgement of the terrain clearance of which resulted to the collision with trees.Share on:
