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Boeing 777 incident near Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Ph, October 10, 2020

On October 10, 2020 at about 8:21 am local time, a Boeing 777, registered DALFG, was involved in an incident during initial climb near Guiuan, Eastern Samar. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
October 10, 2020 · about 8:21 am local time
Place
Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 777 · all 777s on the register
Registration
DALFG · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Flight instrument malf/fail during initial climb defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable

The flight

  • Departed from: EDDF Frankfurt
  • Destination: RPVG Guiuan, Eastern Samar

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.