Davao City - Manila

On October 31, 1984 at 12:00 AM, Davao City - Manila experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Village Airways, with the event recorded near Davao City Davao del Sur.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

Few minutes after takeoff from Davao City Airport, the aircraft went out of control and crashed under unknown circumstances in the sea. SAR operations were unsuccessful and the wreckage and all four occupants were never found.

Aircraft reference details include registration RP-C138, MSN 20811, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.0858°, 125.6161°.