Roxas City - Calapan

On October 19, 1974 at 01:15 AM, Roxas City - Calapan experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Mabuhay Airways, with the event recorded near Calapan Oriental Mindoro.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 12.5%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Roxas City to Calapan, while cruising at an altitude of 8,500 feet, the left engine suffered severe vibrations and was shut down. While descending to Calapan by night, at an altitude of 900 feet, the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea about 200 meters offshore. Seven occupants were rescued while one of the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RP-C643, MSN 15551/26996, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 13.4050°, 121.1769°.