NZ3558

On December 19, 1947 at 12:00 AM, NZ3558 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF, with the event recorded near Dinalungan Aurora.

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

12 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The starboard engine blew up about 480 km north of Manila. Flight was maintained on one engine but bad weather and turbulence forced the plane down to below 1,000 feet. At about 200 km from Manila, some personal baggage and mail were jettisoned. The crew eventually realized it was impossible to join Manila so decided to make a wheels up landing near Dinalungan. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair while all 12 occupants were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration NZ3558, MSN 16969/34229, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 16.1403°, 121.9575°.