Naga City | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The aircraft landed hard with its right main gear first. Out of control, it slid on runway for few dozen metres and came to rest, bursting into flames. All 34 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

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

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1993 at 1500 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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Registration:

4761

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Manila - Naga City

MSN:

4761

YOM:

1977

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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 Piper PA-31-310 Navajo on Mt Palagyo: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1976 at 1640 LT

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31-310 Navajo

Operator:

Philippine Aviation

Registration:

RP-C769

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Mountains

Schedule:

Naga - Manila

MSN:

31-165

YOM:

1968

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The twin engine airplane departed Naga Airport at 1524LT on a charter flight to Manila. While descending to Manila-Intl Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and thunderstorm activity. The airplane struck the slope of Mt Palagyo located about 42 km northeast of Manila Airport. SAR operations were initiated but the wreckage was located 11 days later only. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all eight occupants have been killed, among them Gerhard König, Ambassador of Germany to the Philippines.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3A near Libmanan: 10 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1965 at 1030 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

Operator:

Registration:

PI-C948

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Manila – Naga

MSN:

4892

YOM:

1942

Flight number:

FE043

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Captain / Total flying hours:

4454

Captain / Total hours on type:

3646.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1462

Copilot / Total hours on type:

761

Aircraft flight hours:

31929

Circumstances:

Flight 43 was a non-scheduled domestic flight from Manila International Airport to Naga-Pili Airport. It took off from Manila at 0943 hours, Philippine local time, on a DVFR flight plan at 7,500 ft. Estimated time en route was 1:10 hours. At 1010 hours the flight reported over Alabat at 5 500 ft, estimating arrival at Pili Airport at 1045 hours. No difficulties were reported by the crew. This was the first and last message from the flight. At 1515 hours a communication search was initiated. Alert phase and distress phase were respectively declared at 1350 and 1455 hours, then an aerial search was initiated which continued up to the receipt of the information from the two survivors that the aircraft had crashed and burned on the steep and thickly forested slope of Mt. Tangcong Vaca (height: 2,480 ft). The site of the accident was 19 NM north-west of Pili Airport, at approximately 1500 ft AMSL. The accident occurred at approximately 1030 hours.

Probable cause:

The probable cause of this accident was VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions resulting in collision with the rising terrain.

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