Roxas City - Manila
Flight / Schedule
Roxas City - Manila
Aircraft
Curtiss C-46 CommandoRegistration
RP-C189
MSN
33421
Year of Manufacture
1945
Date
April 26, 1987 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Roxas City Capiz
Region
Asia • Philippines
Coordinates
11.5762°, 122.7571°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On April 26, 1987 at 12:00 AM, Roxas City - Manila experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by OASIS - Orient Air System %26 Integrated Services, with the event recorded near Roxas City Capiz.
The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Roxas City Airport, the crew encountered engine problems and lost control of the airplane that crashed in the Sibuyan Sea, about 22 km off the north coast of the Panay Island. Both pilots were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration RP-C189, MSN 33421, year of manufacture 1945.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.5762°, 122.7571°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Few minutes after takeoff from Roxas City Airport, the crew encountered engine problems and lost control of the airplane that crashed in the Sibuyan Sea, about 22 km off the north coast of the Panay Island. Both pilots were killed.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Roxas City - Manila
Flight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Asia • Philippines
Aircraft Details
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