1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain similar to the aircraft involved.
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | March 17, 1957 |
| Summary | Metal fatigue |
| Site | 22 miles NW of Cebu City, Philippines |
| Passengers | 21 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 25 (including Ramon Magsaysay) |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 (Nestor Mata) |
| Aircraft type | C-47 Skytrain |
| Aircraft name | Mt. Pinatubo |
| Operator | Philippine Air Force |
| Flight origin | Lahug Airport, Cebu City |
| Destination | Nichols Field, Pasay, Philippines |
Coordinates: 10°19′59″N 123°45′00″E / 10.333°N 123.75°E
The 1957 crash of a Douglas C-47 plane named "Mt. Pinatubo" on the slopes of Mount Manunggal,Cebu, Philippines, killed the 7th President of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay, and 24 other passengers. The crash is estimated to have occurred at 1:40:00 AM, March 17, 1957, Philippine Standard Time (17:40:00 PM, March 16, 1957, GMT). Several high-ranking Philippine government and military officials, as well as journalists, were also among the dead. A reporter for the Philippine Herald, Nestor Mata, was the sole survivor of the accident.
At the time of his death, President Magsaysay, a Nacionalista, was widely popular and was expected to easily win re-election in the November presidential elections.
The aircraft involved in the crash was a newly reconditioned twin engine C-47A-75-DL Skytrain, 42-100925, c/n 19388, which was operated by the Philippine Air Force and served as the official presidential plane of Magsaysay. The plane had been newly purchased with less than 100 hours of logged flight. It had a crew of five, all officers of the Philippine Air Force led by the pilot, Major Florencio Pobre.
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