A Philippine Air Lines DC-3 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date
March 2, 1963
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain in bad weather
Site
Mount Boca, near sitio Kiniledan, 50 miles from Davao, Philippines
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Douglas C-47B
Operator
Philippine Air Lines
Registration
PI-C489
Flight origin
Zamboanga International Airport, Zamboanga, Philippines
Stopover
Cotabato Airport, Cotabato, Philippines
Destination
Francisco Bangoy International Airport, Davao, Philippines
Passengers
24
Crew
3
Fatalities
27
Survivors
0
Philippine Air Lines Flight 984 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Philippine Air Lines that crashed en route to Davao International Airport, Davao City, Philippines.
On March 2, 1963, the Douglas C-47B was flying in overcast weather en route to Davao when it crashed on the slopes of Mount Boca, near sitio Kiniledan, reportedly about 50 miles from Davao, on the second leg of a Zamboanga-Cotabato-Davao route that originated from Zamboanga. Everyone on board was killed upon impact.[1]
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