Manila - Manila

On October 18, 1977 at 12:00 AM, Manila - Manila experienced a crash involving Avro 748, operated by Mandala Airlines, with the event recorded near Manila-Ninoy Aquino Metro Manila.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 3.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was involved in a local training flight at Manila-Intl Airport, carrying two passengers and a crew of three. While completing a go-around maneuver with one engine out, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed into several houses located near the airport. Both pilots and three people on the ground were killed while three other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration PK-RHS, MSN 1610, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.5011°, 120.9994°.