Philippine Air Lines Flight S26 was a domestic flight that departed from Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo on 23 November 1960 at 5:30 p.m. PHT to Manila International Airport near Manila. At 6:33 p.m. the crew gave its last position report before crashing on the slopes of Mount Baco in the island of Mindoro at 6,000 feet (1,800 m). The wreckage was found on 30 November and there were no survivors.

Aircraft

The aircraft was a Douglas DC-3 manufactured in the United States during World War II and purchased by Philippine Air Lines in 1946. The plane was acquired in 1948 and registered as PI-C142 a year later.

In 1953, PI-C142 made a forced landing in a rice paddy near Tuguegarao with no fatalities. It was repaired and re-registered to PI-C133 in 1954.

The plane had around 18,000 flight hours at the time of the crash.

Probable cause

The probable cause was possibly a navigational error, as there were adverse weather conditions, poor visibility, a 25-knot eastern crosswind and a possible malfunction of the airborne navigational equipment due to atmospheric disturbance and night and terrain effects.

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