- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: December 21, 1964
Time: 1840
Location: Near Kaliba, Philippines
Operator: Fleming Airways System Transport
Flight #: ?
Route: Kalibo - Manila
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: PI-C569
cn / ln: 20396
Aboard: 39   (passengers:36  crew:3)
Fatalities: 1   (passengers:1  crew:0)
Ground: 0
Summary: After losing the No. 1 engine the pilot decided to return to Kalibo but could not land do to poor weather. He attempted to divert to Bacolod but could not climb to avoid terrain and crashed into a fish pond while attempting to ditch in the sea. Failure to maintain safe single engine speed and altitude following failure of the left engine. The precipitation and poor visibility prevailing at the time of the accident over Kalibo and its vicinity and the failure on the part of the maintenance personnel to take action to correct discrepancies logged in the aircraft log-book, individually or collectively contributed to the cause of the accident.
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