Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 March 1965
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3A
Owner/operator: Filipinas Orient Airways
Registration Number: PI-C948
Location: Mt Tangcong Vaca –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraftDC-3 aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed on a steep mountain slope, likely due to an error in terrain assessment leading to a collision with trees.A DC-3 aircraft crashed on a steep mountain slope, likely due to an error in terrain assessment leading to a collision with trees.
Description
The DC-3 crashed and burned on a thickly forested mountain slope at 1500 feet msl. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Misjudgment of the terrain clearance which resulted to collision with trees.”
Primary Cause
Misjudgment of the terrain clearance resulting in collision with trees.Misjudgment of the terrain clearance resulting in collision with trees.Share on:
