Philippine Airlines Flight 158

Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 was a Philippine Air Lines flight from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Manila International Airport in Manila which crashed on 12 September 1969. The aircraft, a BAC One-Eleven, struck a mango tree on the hill in suburban Kula-ike, Antipolo, 22 km (12 nmi) east of its destination while on a VOR approach to runway 24. Of the 42 passengers and five crew members on board, only one passenger and one flight attendant survived.[1] It was the deadliest aviation accident in the Philippines involving commercial aircraft until the crash of Philippine Airlines Flight 206 in 1987 and the deadliest involving a BAC One-Eleven until it was surpassed by Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 9 in 1977.

Philippine Air Lines Flight 158
A Philippine Airlines BAC 1-11, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date12 September 1969
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteKula-ike, Antipolo, on approach to runway 24 at Manila International Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBAC One-Eleven
OperatorPhilippine Air Lines
RegistrationPI-C1131[1]
Flight originMactan–Cebu International Airport
DestinationManila International Airport
Passengers42
Crew5
Fatalities45
Injuries2
Survivors2

Aircraft

The aircraft involved, a three year old BAC One-Eleven Series 400 made its first flight in 1966 and had over 7,000 airframe hours at the time of the accident.

Causes

The aircraft crashed due to high turbulence in a heavy rainstorm along with poor visibility at night.

References

  1. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 402AP PI-C1131 Manila International Airport (MNL)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-06-05.


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