Accident Details
On an unspecified date, Flight 60, a scheduled domestic flight from Lahug Airport, Cebu City, to Bacolod Airport, Negros Occidental, departed at 1519 hours under a Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight plan. Six minutes after departure, the flight contacted Cebu Control Tower, reporting an estimated time of arrival at Bacolod of 1555 hours. No further communication was received from the flight. The estimated en route time was 45 minutes.
At 1700 hours, the flight was declared in distress, and a communication search was initiated. The aircraft was later discovered to have struck treetops on the side of Mount Kanlaon and crashed at Mount Kantakan, La Carlota, Negros Occidental, at approximately 1625 hours. The wreckage was located one week after the accident.
Occupants
The aircraft carried 10 occupants, all of whom were killed in the crash.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was an error of judgment on the part of the pilot to fly VFR into an instrument meteorological condition, resulting in a collision with the terrain.