Manila – Tacloban

On November 13, 1945 at 08:15 PM, Manila – Tacloban experienced a crash involving Douglas C-49 (DC-3), operated by Australian National Airways - ANA, with the event recorded near Tacloban Leyte.

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

17 people were known to be on board, 16 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 94.1%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Tacloban was performed in poor weather conditions. The aircraft landed hard and after touchdown, the captain decided to go around, increased power on both engines, pull up the control column and attempted a go around. The aircraft climbed to a height of 200 feet, passed few meters from the control tower, continued over the sea and eventually crashed into the sea about a mile offshore. Rescue teams arrived on the scene about five hours later and a passenger was rescued while 16 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VH-CDC, MSN 3282, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.3387°, 124.9431°.