Nichols - San Jose Buenavista

On July 25, 1965 at 07:40 AM, Nichols - San Jose Buenavista experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Philippine Air Force - Hukbong Himpapawid NG Pilipinas, with the event recorded near Libacao Aklan.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

37 people were known to be on board, 37 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 30, passenger fatalities: 30, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The airplane departed Nichols AFB in the early morning, bound for San Jose Buenavista with 7 crew members and 30 passengers, among them civilians. While cruising at an altitude of 6,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Madiac located 95 km northeast of San Jose Buenavista. SAR operations were conducted and the wreckage was found three days later in an isolated area, about 300 meters below the summit. The aircraft was destroyed and all 37 occupants have been killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with low clouds and a visibility limited to few hundred meters. There were some gusty winds up to 40 knots at the time of the accident, which caused the aircraft to deviate from the prescribed route.

Aircraft reference details include registration 777, MSN 20243, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.4807°, 122.3024°.