PI-C501

Safety history

• February 28, 1967Accident

  Flight 345 was a scheduled domestic flight from Manila to Mactan. It departed Manila at 1720 hours on an IFR clearance direct to Mactan, via Amber 1 at flight level 130. At 1908 hours the flight reported to Mactan Control Approach that it was descending through FL 70.

  Fokker F27 Friendship · 12 fatalities

  The Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was a loss of control at a low altitude. The contributory factor was the distribution of load which placed the centre of gravity aft of the rear centre of gravity limit. Full accident record