Manila – Davao City

On October 1, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Manila – Davao City experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Philippine Airlines - PAL, with the event recorded near Cotabato City Maguindanao.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. Enroute, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and lost his orientation. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing and the aircraft crash landed in a swampy area. While all five occupants escaped unhurt, the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration PI-C59, MSN 19254, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.2238°, 124.2467°.