Narrative:
An explosion in the rear left lavatory blew a hole in the fuselage. The aircraft was flying at FL240 at the time, on its way from Cebu to Manila.
Forced landing on runway
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 17 August 1978 |
| Type: |  BAC One-Eleven 524FF |
| Operator: | Philippine Air Lines |
| Registration: | RP-C1184 |
| MSN: | 190 |
| First flight: | 1969-09-02 (9 years) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 78 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 84 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | over Simara Island ( Philippines)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cebu Airport (CEB/RPVM), Philippines |
| Manila Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
An explosion in the rear left lavatory blew a hole in the fuselage. The aircraft was flying at FL240 at the time, on its way from Cebu to Manila.
Classification:
SabotageForced landing on runway
Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAAPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cebu Airport to Manila Airport as the crow flies is 564 km (352 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Cebu Airport to Manila Airport as the crow flies is 564 km (352 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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