Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 14 September 1978
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
Owner/operator: Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force)
Registration Number: 10328
Location: Barrio Santos, Santo Nino, Paranaque –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the wings and fuselage)Aircraft structure (specifically the wings and fuselage)
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a severe windshear event during approach to Nichols Air Base, resulting in a crash. The aircraft carried reports and Presidential security staff to Manila following a birthday celebration for President Marcos in the Philippines.A Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a severe windshear event during approach to Nichols Air Base, resulting in a crash. The aircraft carried reports and Presidential security staff to Manila following a birthday celebration for President Marcos in the Philippines.
Description
Crashed into a fishpond on approach to Nichols Air Base due to windshear in thunderstorm. The aircraft carried reports and Presidential security staff back to Manila after attending birthday celebrations for President Marcos in the northern Philippines.
Primary Cause
Windshear in a thunderstorm.Windshear in a thunderstorm.Share on:
