Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 21, 1964 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 21, 1964 near Numancia Aklan, Philippines with 1 fatality. Cause: The left engine failed and the crew...
- Date: December 21, 1964
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Numancia Aklan, Philippines
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The left engine failed and the crew could not maintain safe single engine speed and altitude. Poor weather and unaddressed maintenance discrepancies were contributing factors.
A Fleming Airways DC3 on a non scheduled charter from Kalibo to Manila lost its left engine about 20 minutes after takeoff. The crew tried to return in poor weather, and after the remaining engine failed to hold altitude the pilot attempted a ditching near the Numancia shoreline. The aircraft struck coconut trees and came down in an abandoned fishpond.