Accident Piper PA-31 Navajo RP-C769,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26343
 
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Date:Monday 13 September 1976
Time:c. 16:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31 Navajo
Owner/operator:Philippine Aviation
Registration: RP-C769
MSN: 31-165
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Mount Palagyo, Rizal province -   Philippines
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Naga (15:24)
Destination airport:Manila
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Chartered plane crashed into high ground in bad visibility caused by thunderstorm activities. Two pilots and six passengers. Counsellor at the German Embassy in Manila, Dr Gerhard König was one of the eight killed. Wreckage located after 11 days search.

Sources:

Hamburger Abenblatt 15 September 1976, p1
http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PBAAD358.pdf
The Straits Times 26 September 1976, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
22-Apr-2013 14:20 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
27-Apr-2015 20:53 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Sep-2017 23:08 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Sep-2017 23:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
23-Sep-2017 23:11 Dr. John Smith Updated [Nature]
23-Sep-2017 23:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport]
12-Mar-2018 09:34 TB Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Feb-2019 21:50 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
18-Mar-2019 16:11 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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