Philippine Air Lines Flight 158
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Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 was a flight from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Manila International Airport near Manila which crashed on 12 September 1969. The aircraft, a BAC One-Eleven, struck a mango tree on the hill in sitio Kulaike, Antipolo, Rizal, located 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.[2]
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Accident | |
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Date | September 12, 1969 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Kulaike, Antipolo, Rizal on approach to runway 24 at Manila International Airport |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | BAC One-Eleven |
Operator | Philippine Air Lines |
Registration | PI-C1131[1] |
Flight origin | Mactan–Cebu International Airport |
Destination | Manila International Airport |
Passengers | 42 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 45 |
Injuries | 2 |
Survivors | 2 |