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| Date: | Saturday 21 January 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 500C (369HS) |
| Owner/operator: | Tropical Airways |
| Registration: | RP-C1280 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pagsanjan -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into jungle near Manila after striking power lines. Pilot and three movie executives.
Sources:
Flight International 20 January 1979
The Nation 23 January 1978, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2009 03:23 | harro | Added |
| 27-Feb-2019 09:18 | TB | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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