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 |
| Flight origin | Mactan–Cebu International Airport |
| Destination | Manila International Airport |
| 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 12 September 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. 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.