Philippine Airlines Flight S26 was a domestic flight operated by Philippine Airlines that departed from Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo on 23 November 1960 at 5:30 p.m. to Manila International Airport in Manila. At 6:33 p.m. the crew gave its last position report before crashing on the slopes of Mount Baco at 6,000 feet. The wreckage was found on 30 November and there were no survivors.
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 November 1960 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Mount Baco, Philippines |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3C |
| Operator | Philippine Airlines |
| Registration | PI-C133 |
| Flight origin | Iloilo-Mandurriao Airport, Philippines |
| Destination | Manila International Airport, Philippines |
| Occupants | 33 |
| Passengers | 29 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 33 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The aircraft was a Douglas DC-3 manufactured in the United States during World War II and purchased by Philippine Airlines in 1946. The plane was acquired in 1948 and registered as PI-C142 a year later.
In 1953, PI-C142 made a forced landing in a rice paddy near Tuguegarao with no fatalities. It was repaired and re-registered to PI-C133 in 1954.
The plane had around 18,000 flight hours at the time of the crash.
The probable cause was possibly a navigational error, as there were adverse weather conditions, poor visibility, a 25-knot eastern crosswind and a possible malfunction of the airborne navigational equipment due to atmospheric disturbance and night and terrain effects.