Douglas C-49 (DC-3) crash, Nov 13, 1945 (16 killed), Tacl...
Douglas C-49 (DC-3) accident on November 13, 1945 near Tacloban Leyte, Philippines with 16 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error of judgment in attempting to...
- Date: November 13, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-49 (DC-3)
- Location: Tacloban Leyte, Philippines
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error of judgment in attempting to land in very unfavorable weather when a diversion was possible.
A Douglas C 49A operated by Australian National Airways on a Manila to Tacloban service attempted to land at Tacloban in poor night weather and landed hard. The captain went around, but the aircraft crashed into the sea about a mile offshore, killing 16 of the 17 occupants; one survivor was rescued from the water.