Accident Details
On September 12, 1969, Philippine Air Lines Flight 158, operating from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Manila International Airport, crashed during a VOR approach to runway 24. The aircraft, a BAC One-Eleven, struck a mango tree on a hill in sitio Kulaike, Antipolo, Rizal, approximately 22 kilometers (12 nautical miles) east of its destination.
Occupants and Survivors
The flight carried 42 passengers and five crew members. Following the crash, only one passenger and one flight attendant survived.
Significance
At the time, the accident was the deadliest involving a commercial aircraft in the Philippines, a record it held until the crash of Philippine Airlines Flight 206 in 1987. It was also the deadliest accident involving a BAC One-Eleven until surpassed by Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 9 in 1977.