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| Date: | Thursday 1 March 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 65 Queen Air |
| Owner/operator: | Soriano Aviation |
| Registration: | PI-C835 |
| MSN: | LC-136 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bislig, Surigao -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manila |
| Surigao | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Soriano Aviation Beechcraft Queen Air with executives of Bislig Bay Lumber Company and PICOP encountered fog on final approach to Bislig, Surigao airport, a dirt strip. The plane hit a 150-foot Apitong ("Asian Mahogany" or Keruing) tree in a heavily forested hill. The pilot and seven passengers were killed. Despite intensive air searches the plane was not found for three days because heavy forest growth.
Sources:
ABC (Sevilla) 3 March 1962, p30
La Nacion 5 March 1962, p46
Manila Times March 1-4, 1962, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2016 15:05 | TB | Added |
| 30-Dec-2016 21:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2018 12:43 | ricardolim | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Nov-2018 08:43 | ricardolim | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Nov-2018 08:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 03-May-2021 08:40 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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