Narrative:
During descent into Manila (at FL200) a bomb exploded in the right lavatory in the rear of the plane. The explosion caused a hole in the fuselage of 1.3 m x 4 m. A successful emergency landing was made.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 3 June 1975 |
| Type: |  BAC One-Eleven 524FF |
| Operator: | Philippine Air Lines |
| Registration: | RP-C1184 |
| MSN: | 190 |
| First flight: | 1969-09-02 (5 years 9 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 59 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 64 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Manila ( Philippines)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Legazpi Airport (LGP/RPLP), Philippines |
| Manila Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
During descent into Manila (at FL200) a bomb exploded in the right lavatory in the rear of the plane. The explosion caused a hole in the fuselage of 1.3 m x 4 m. A successful emergency landing was made.
Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAAPhotos
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Distance from Legazpi Airport to Manila Airport as the crow flies is 329 km (205 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Legazpi Airport to Manila Airport as the crow flies is 329 km (205 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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