Douglas DC-7 crash, Jul 14, 1960 (1 killed), Polillo Isla...
Douglas DC-7 accident on July 14, 1960 near Polillo Island Quezon, Philippines with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of power in the number two engine with a...
- Date: July 14, 1960
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-7
- Location: Polillo Island Quezon, Philippines
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of power in the number two engine with a propeller that could not be feathered; the propeller separated and an engine fire followed, forcing a ditching.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1 11, a Douglas DC 7C flying from Okinawa to Manila, lost power in its number two engine on 14 July 1960. The propeller separated and a fire started, and the crew ditched in the sea about 8 km off Polillo Island in the Philippines. Of the 58 people aboard, 57 survived and one passenger died.