Boeing 737-200 crash, Apr 19, 2000 (131 killed), Davao City
Boeing 737-200 accident on April 19, 2000 near Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines with 131 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after...
- Date: April 19, 2000
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines
- Fatalities: 131
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew descended below the approach path in the VOR/DME approach, following an inadequate missed approach and crew coordination.
A Boeing 737-200 operated by Air Philippines on a scheduled Manila to Davao flight was flown as a route check. The crew continued the ILS approach to runway 05 and then flew a VOR/DME approach to runway 23, descending below the normal glide path. The aircraft crashed into a hillside coconut plantation near Davao and burst into flames, killing all 131 people on board.