Manila - Catarman

On December 19, 1988 at 12:00 AM, Manila - Catarman experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Philippine Air Force - Hukbong Himpapawid NG Pilipinas, with the event recorded near Catarman Samar.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 16 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: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. After landing at Catarman Airport, the aircraft skidded on a wet runway, veered off runway and collided with an earth mount. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all 16 occupants escaped uninjured, among them Fidel Ramos, Secretary of Defense of The Philippines.

Aircraft reference details include registration 10602, MSN 10602, year of manufacture 1980.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 12.5098°, 124.6634°.