Butuan - Mactan

On July 17, 1977 at 12:00 AM, Butuan - Mactan experienced a crash involving NAMC YS-11, operated by Philippine Airlines - PAL, with the event recorded near Mactan Cebu.

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

25 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 25 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 21, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Mactan Island, the crew encountered technical problems with the left engine. The airplane lost height and crashed into the sea few km offshore. All 25 occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank by a depth of about 5 meters. It appears the turbine temperature was 850° C.

Aircraft reference details include registration RP-C1419, MSN 2107, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.2883°, 123.9724°.