Crash Kills Philippine President

Date: March 17, 1957 • Location: Province of Cebu, Philippines

A plane crash on the slopes of Mount Manunggal killed Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.

On March 17, 1957, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft crashed on the slopes of Mount Manunggal on the island of Cebu, Philippines, killing 25 of the aircraft's 26 occupants, including the incumbent president of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay. Several high-ranking Philippine government officials, military officials, and journalists were also among the dead. The sole survivor was a reporter for the Philippine Herald, Nestor Mata.