Crash of a Beechcraft H18 off Manila

Date & Time: Nov 21, 2001 at 1715 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
RP-C692
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Taytay – Manila
MSN:
BA-763
YOM:
1969
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Taytay-Sandoval-Cesar Lim Rodriguez Airport on a charter flight to Manila, carrying one passenger and two pilots. While approaching Manila, the left engine failed. The crew informed ATC about his situation and continued the descent to Manila when, shortly later, the right engine lost power. Unable to maintain the assigned altitude, the crew attempted to ditch the aircraft in the bay of Manila, about 3 km offshore. The aircraft floated for few minutes, allowing all three occupants to evacuate the cabin. Few minutes later, the aircraft sank and all three occupants were rescued. The wreckage was not recovered.
Probable cause:
It was reported that white smoke was coming out from the left engine during the descent, forcing the crew to shut it down and feathering its propeller. Due to lack of evidences because the wreckage was not found, the exact cause of the engine failure could not be determined.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 in Manila

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1996 at 1919 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RP-C1154
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
El Nido Palawan - Manila
MSN:
177
YOM:
1968
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a flight from El Nido Palawan, the crew of the Twin Otter landed at Manila-Ninoy Aquino Airport and was instructed to taxi via F1 to reach his parking place. At the same time, a Boeing 737-3Y0 operated by Philippine Airlines (flight PR1370 from Manila to Bacolod) was taking off from runway 13 so the crew of the Twin Otter was instructed to hold on taxiway F1. For unknown reasons, the crew misinterpreted this instruction and started to cross the runway when the Boeing 737 collided with the DHC-6 that was dragged for 130 metres. The Boeing was slightly damaged on its nose while the Twin Otter was destroyed. Both pilots were injured.
Probable cause:
Failure of the crew to follow ATC instruction, starting to cross the runway in use while a Boeing 737 was taking off at the same time.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules near Naga City: 30 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1993 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4761
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Manila - Naga City
MSN:
4761
YOM:
1977
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
24
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
30
Circumstances:
The descent to Naga City Airport was initiated in poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. On approach, the four engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Manase located 30 km from the airport and disintegrated on impact. All 30 occupants were killed. They were on their way to Naga City on a typhoon relief mission.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued the approach below minimum safe altitude in below minima weather conditions.

Crash of a Beechcraft 65 Queen Air near Mauban: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1993
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
RP-C999
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Manila - Virac
MSN:
LC-156
YOM:
1963
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route from Manila to Virac, the twin engine aircraft lost altitude then crashed on the slope of a mountain located near Mauban. All five occupants were killed. It is believed that the pilot encountered engine problems for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander on Mt Guiting-Guiting: 10 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
559
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Manila - mactan - Zamboanga
MSN:
559
YOM:
1977
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Manila on a flight to Zamboanga with an intermediate stop in Mactan, Cebu. En route to Mactan, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with stormy weather. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet in poor visibility, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Guiting-Guiting located in the center of Sibuyan Island. All 10 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Ground explosion of a Boeing 737-3Y0 in Manila: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1990
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EI-BZG
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Manila- Iloilo
MSN:
24466/1771
YOM:
1989
Flight number:
PR143
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
114
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
Parked at Manila-Ninoy Aquino Airport, the aircraft was ready for its flight to Iloilo City with 114 passengers and a crew of six on board. While being pushed back, the aircraft suffered three explosions and caught fire. 80 people escaped with minor injuries while 31 others escaped uninjured. Unfortunately, eight passengers died.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the center fuel tank had not been filled nor purged since March 9. It is possible that fuel vapors that accumulated in the central fuel tank ignited with the combination of high temperature (actual OAT 35° C) and a defect electric wire.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK in Manila

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1983
Operator:
Registration:
RP-C287
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
14673/26118
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Manila Airport, while climbing, the right engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing in an open field located in Zapote, about 10 km from the airfield. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest. All 10 occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine during initial climb for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-70-DL on Mt Ipao: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1982
Operator:
Registration:
RP-C141
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Manila- Sicogon Island
MSN:
19251
YOM:
1943
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
29
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While flying in marginal weather conditions from Manila to the Sicogon Island, the airplane crashed on Mt Ipao. Both pilots and a passenger were killed while 29 other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Lockheed L-188A Electra in Agana: 46 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1976 at 0047 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RP-C1061
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wake - Agana - Manila
MSN:
1007
YOM:
1958
Flight number:
UM702
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
33
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
46
Captain / Total flying hours:
10016
Captain / Total hours on type:
2422.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
8906
Copilot / Total hours on type:
2037
Aircraft flight hours:
22895
Circumstances:
The aircraft lifted off the 10,015-foot runway about 7,500 feet down the runway. During or just after liftoff the n°3 propeller was feathered. The aircraft climbed to 100 feet while yawing to the right. The crew retracted the landing gear and flaps before the aircraft reached the apex of the climb. It then rotated to a nose-high attitude, appeared to become laterally unstable, and struck the rising terrain in a tail-low attitude. Impact was about 4,300 feet beyond the end of the runway. The aft portion of the aircraft fuselage dragged along the ground for 220 feet in a right wing down attitude, after which the aircraft slid off the brow of a 13-foot embankment, crashed through the chain link perimeter fence at Agana NAS, crossed a highway, and burst into flames. The aircraft came to rest in an open area between residential areas, about 4,900 feet beyond the end of runway 06L. As the aircraft slid across the highway, it struck an automobile on the highway; the driver of the car was killed. A woman and her son, who were standing outside their residence just south of the impact site, were seriously burned by the heat of the burning fuel and were seriously injured by flying debris. All 45 occupants on board the Electra were killed.
Probable cause:
he loss of climb capability after the crew retracted the flaps at too low an altitude to clear the rising terrain. The flaps were retracted after the no.3 propeller feathered as the aircraft lifted off the runway. Contributing to the accident was the captain's decision to continue the take-off after an engine failed before reaching the rotation speed.
Final Report:

Crash of a Rockwell Aero Commander 560 in Philippines: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1971
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Manila - Marinduque
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On a flight from Manila to Marinduque, the twin engine aircraft exploded in mid-air and crashed. All four occupants were killed. The cause of the explosion remains unknown.