| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 20, 1965 |
| Time: | 1033 |
| Location: | Near Manila, Philippines |
| Operator: | Philippine Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 741 |
| Route: | Manila - Tacloban |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | PI-C-144 |
| cn / ln: | 13403 |
| Aboard: | 37 (passengers:34 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:1 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft veered to the left after taking off. The pilot lost control and crashed. Failure of the pilot to set the rudder trim tab to the proper position before takeoff and during the flight. Undetected deflection of the rudder trim tab. |
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