4 aircraft accidents in Philippines since 2000

The Airbus A330-300 operated by Korean Airlines took off from Seoul, South Korea, for a passenger flight to Cebu City, Philippines. 162 passengers and 11 crewmembers were onboard. The plane had gone around at low height twice following approaches to Cebu's airport. The Airbus A330 then landed but overran the runway end at high speed and came to rest about 360 meters (1200 feet) past the runway end close to the airport perimeter fence. The aircraft received substantial damage. All the occupants escaped uninjured.

The ATMA Airlines Antonov AN-12, operating for Interisland airlines on behalf of UPS, took off from Mactan, Philippines, for a cargo flight to Angeles, Philippines. 6 crewmembers were onboard. The airplane crashed about 11nm southeast of the airport. 3 crew were killed, 3 crew received injuries and were taken to hospital. The crew reported a fire on board a few minutes prior to impact with the crew attempting to get the airplane onto the ground immediately. The surviving captain said that they had an electrical short developing into a fire on board. He decided to put the airplane down onto the ground immediately. The aircraft crashed in a rice paddy near the town of Mexico, Philippines, and broke apart. The aircraft burst into flames before all crew could leave the aircraft.

The aircraft departed runway 31 Manila's domestic airport for a scheduled passenger flight to the northern province of Laoag. Shortly after takeoff, trouble developed with the aircraft's left turboprop, and witnesses reported seeing the Fokker bank sharply left and ditch into Manila Bay. The aircraft sank into water approximately 60 feet deep. Among the 34 people aboard, 19 were killed.

The Air Philippines Boeing 737-200 was operating a passenger flight to Davao, Philippines. The crew had been cleared for an approach to runway 23. After reporting about 7 NM from the runway, the aircraft continued descending in an area where rising terrain lies close to the approach path.