Philippine Air Lines Flight 158

Philippine Air Lines Flight 158

A Philippine Air Lines BAC 1-11 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
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, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines
Destination	Manila International Airport, Rizal, Philippines
Passengers	42
Crew	5
Fatalities	45
Injuries	2
Survivors	2

Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 was a flight from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Manila International Airport near Manila which crashed on September 12, 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]

The aircraft involved was a BAC One-Eleven Series 400 and made its first flight in 1966. It was the first One-Eleven to be delivered to Philippine Air Lines, arriving the same year. The aircraft had over 7,000 airframe hours and 6,445 flight cycles at the time of the crash.^[3]

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

• AirDisaster.com database entry