What happened
On the evening of the accident, a four-engine aircraft departed from Davao City Airport at 20:51 local time. The flight was scheduled to travel to Iloilo City to collect members of the Presidential Security Group for transport to Manila.
During the initial climb phase of the flight, the crew received clearance to ascend to an altitude of 18,000 feet. However, shortly after this instruction, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent. Approximately four minutes after the departure from Davao City, the plane impacted the sea. The impact resulted in the total destruction of the aircraft and 11 fatalities, with no survivors reported.
Findings
No specific findings regarding the technical or mechanical reasons for the descent were provided in the initial report.