Narrative:
Flight S26 departed Iloilo at 17:30 for a flight to Manila. Last position report from the crew was at 18:33. The plane was found to have crashed on November 30. The wreckage was found on the eastern slope of Mount Baco at 6000 feet amsl, 32 miles west of the airway.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The probable cause of the accident was a navigational error. Contributing factors were: adverse weather conditions and poor visibility, a 25-35 knot crosswind coming from the east, unreliability of the airborne navigational equipment due to either atmospheric disturbance night and terrain effects and/or its possible malfunctioning"
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 23 November 1960 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Operator: | Philippine Air Lines |
| Registration: | PI-C133 |
| MSN: | 13397 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17996 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mount Baco ( Philippines)
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| Crash site elevation: | 1829 m (6001 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Iloilo-Mandurriao Airport (ILO/RPVI), Philippines |
| Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines | |
| Flightnumber: | S26 |
Flight S26 departed Iloilo at 17:30 for a flight to Manila. Last position report from the crew was at 18:33. The plane was found to have crashed on November 30. The wreckage was found on the eastern slope of Mount Baco at 6000 feet amsl, 32 miles west of the airway.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The probable cause of the accident was a navigational error. Contributing factors were: adverse weather conditions and poor visibility, a 25-35 knot crosswind coming from the east, unreliability of the airborne navigational equipment due to either atmospheric disturbance night and terrain effects and/or its possible malfunctioning"
Sources:
» Philippines Supreme Court G.R. No. L-54470Photos
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Distance from Iloilo-Mandurriao Airport to Manila International Airport as the crow flies is 451 km (282 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Iloilo-Mandurriao Airport to Manila International Airport as the crow flies is 451 km (282 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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