 Wreckage at the crash site on Mount Manunggal, Cebu | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 March 1957 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Mount Manunggal near Balamban, Cebu, Philippines 10°27′06″N 123°48′53″E / 10.45167°N 123.81472°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas C-47 Skytrain |
| Aircraft name | Mt. Pinatubo |
| Operator | Philippine Air Force |
| Registration | 2100925 |
| Flight origin | Lahug Airport, Cebu City, Philippines |
| Destination | Nichols Field, Pasay, Rizal, Philippines |
| Occupants | 26 |
| Passengers | 21 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 25 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
On March 17, 1957, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft crashed on the slopes of Mount Manunggal on the island of Cebu, Philippines, killing 25 of the aircraft's 26 occupants, including the incumbent president of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay. Several high-ranking Philippine government officials, military officials, and journalists were also among the dead. The sole survivor was a reporter for the Philippine Herald, Nestor Mata.[1]
At the time of his death, President Magsaysay, a Nacionalista, was widely popular and was expected to easily win re-election in the presidential elections to be held in November 1957.[2][3]
- ^ "Magsaysay Dead With 24 In Plane; Garcia Successor (pay site)" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. March 18, 1957. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ^ Gleeck, Jr., Lewis E. (1993). The Third Philippine Republic: 1946–1972. Quezon City: New Day Publishers. p. 190. ISBN 971-10-0473-9.
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