Philippine Airlines Flight 443

Philippine Airlines Flight 443 was an early morning domestic flight that crashed into Mount Gurain, Philippines, on December 19, 1987. The Short 360-300 operating the route departed Mactan-Cebu International Airport at 6:42 local time. The last radio contact was at 7:17 local time, when the aircraft was closing in on Iligan. Shortly after, the aircraft crashed. All 15 people on board the plane, 11 passengers and 4 crew, were confirmed dead.[1][2]

Philippine Airlines Flight 443
A Short 360 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
DateDecember 13, 1987
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
Sitenear Iligan-Maria Cristina Airport, Philippines
Aircraft
Aircraft typeShort 360-300
OperatorPhilippine Airlines
RegistrationEI-BTJ
Flight originMactan-Cebu International Airport, Philippines
DestinationIligan-Maria Cristina Airport, Philippines
Passengers11
Crew4
Fatalities15
Survivors0

References

  1. "Remains of PAL crash victims found". New Straits Times. Cagayan de Oro. 19 December 1987. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Shorts 360-300 EI-BTJ Iligan Airport (IGN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-02-10.


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