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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.

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Philippine Air Lines Flight 158

A Philippine Airlines BAC 1-11, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date	12 September 1969
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Kula-ike, Antipolo, 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

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a BAC One-Eleven Series 400 and made its first flight in 1966. It was delivered to Philippine Airlines that same year, having over 7,000 airframe hours at the time of the crash.

Causes

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

References

External links

• AirDisaster.com database entry^[Usurped!]

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