Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Nov 11, 2002 (19 killed), Ma...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on November 11, 2002 near Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines with 19 fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure...
- Date: November 11, 2002
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Left engine failure during initial climb, reason not determined, followed by a ditching after an attempted return to Manila.
Shortly after takeoff from Manila, the left engine of a Laoag International Airline Fokker F27 failed. The captain tried to return and then ditched in the sea off Manila. The aircraft lost its tail on contact with the water and sank in about 15 metres of water. Fifteen people were rescued, and 19 died.