Air Philippines Flight 541
Air Philippines Flight 541 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Air Philippines from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila to Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City. On April 19, 2000, the Boeing 737-2H4 crashed in Samal, Davao del Norte while on approach to the airport, killing all 124 passengers and 7 crew members. It remains the deadliest air disaster in the Philippines and the third deadliest accident involving the Boeing 737-200, after Mandala Airlines Flight 091, which crashed 5 years later, and Indian Airlines Flight 113.
The aircraft involved in the accident, while in service with Southwest Airlines in 1998 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 19, 2000 |
| Summary | Pilot error leading to controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Samal, Davao del Norte 07°09′24″N 125°42′03″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2H4 |
| Operator | Air Philippines |
| Registration | RP-C3010 |
| Flight origin | Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, Philippines |
| Destination | Francisco Bangoy International Airport, Davao City, Philippines |
| Occupants | 131 |
| Passengers | 124 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 131 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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