Philippine Airlines Flight 215
1970 airplane bombing
 A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 similar to the one involved. | |
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 21, 1970 |
| Summary | Bomb explosion |
| Site | Near Cabanatuan, Philippines |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-209 Srs. 2 |
| Operator | Philippine Airlines |
| Registration | PI-C1022[1] |
| Flight origin | Cauayan Airport, Cauayan, Philippines |
| Destination | Manila International Airport, Manila, Philippines |
| Passengers | 32 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 36 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Philippine Airlines Flight 215 was the route designator for a Philippine Airlines flight from Cauayan Airport to Manila International Airport which exploded en route to Manila.
Accident
On April 21, 1970, Flight 215 was en route from Cauayan Airport to Manila Airport when, at 10,500 feet (3,200 m), an explosion occurred in the aircraft's lavatory. The tail section separated from the aircraft and the aircraft crashed.[1]
All 32 passengers and 4 crew (36 in total) were killed in the incident.[1] A bomb in the lavatory was the suspected cause of the incident.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Criminal Occurrence description at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ Fatal Events Since 1970 for Philippine Air Lines
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Aviation accidents and incidents in the Philippines
- Cebu Philippine Air Lines DC-3 crash (May 1948)
- Philippine Air Lines DC-3 disappearance (January 1950)
- Cebu Douglas C-47 crash (March 1957)
- Philippine Air Lines DHC-3 Otter crash (December 1957)
- Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 (July 1960)
- Philippine Air Lines Flight S26 (November 1960)
- Philippine Air Lines Flight S85 (December 1960)
- Philippine Air Lines Flight 984 (March 1963)
- Philippine Air Lines Flight F26 (May 1964)
- Philippine Air Lines Flight 741 (October 1965)
- Philippine Air Lines Flight 785 (June 1966)
- Philippine Air Lines Flight 345 (February 1967)
- Philippine Air Lines Flight 385 (July 1967)
- Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 (September 1969)
- Philippine Airlines Flight 215 (April 1970)
- China Airlines Flight 811 (February 1980)
- Philippine Airlines Flight 206 (June 1987)
- Philippine Airlines Flight 443 (December 1987)
- Philippine Airlines Flight 124 (July 1989)
- Philippine Airlines Flight 143 (May 1990)
- Aerolift Philippines Flight 075 (May 1990)
- Cebu Pacific Flight 387 (February 1998)
- Philippine Airlines Flight 137 (March 1998)
- Asian Spirit Flight 100 (December 1999)
- Air Philippines Flight 541 (April 2000)
- Philippine Airlines Flight 812 (May 2000)
- Laoag International Airlines Flight 585 (November 2002)
- Philippine Airlines Flight 475 (October 2007)
- Qantas Flight 30 (July 2008)
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