Airplane Crash - Agana, Guam 06/04/1976
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Agana, Guam
| Date | 06/04/1976 |
| Time | 14:48 |
| Location | Agana, Guam |
| Operator | Air Manila |
| Flight # | 702 |
| Route | Wake Island - Guam - Manila |
| Type | Lockheed 188A Electra |
| Registration | RP-C1061 |
| Cn/In | 1007 |
| Aboard | 45 |
| Fatalities | 45 |
| Ground | 1 |
| Summary | The No. 3 engine failed during the takeoff roll as the plane left Agana Naval Air Station. The aircraft began to rise but struck terrain and exploded in flames. The loss of climb capability after the crew retracted the flaps at too low an altitude to clear the rising terrain. The flaps were retracted after the No. 3 propeller feathered as the aircraft lifted off the runway. A driver in an automobile struck by the aircraft was killed. |
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