| Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 | |
| Date: | September 12, 1969 |
| Summary: | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Occurrence Type: | Accident |
| Site: | Kulaike, Antipolo, Rizal on approach to runway 24 at Manila International Airport |
| Aircraft Type: | BAC One-Eleven |
| Tail Number: | PI-C1131 |
| Operator: | Philippine Air Lines |
| Origin: | Mactan–Cebu International Airport |
| Destination: | Manila International Airport |
| Passengers: | 42 |
| Crew: | 5 |
| Fatalities: | 45 |
| Injuries: | 2 |
| Survivors: | 2 |
Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 was a flight from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Manila International Airport near Manila which crashed on 12 September 1969. The aircraft, a BAC One-Eleven, struck a mango tree on the hill in sitio Kulaike, Antipolo, Rizal, located 22km (14miles) east of its destination while on a VOR approach to runway 24. Of the 42 passengers and five crew members on board, only one passenger and one flight attendant survived.[1] It was the deadliest aviation accident in the Philippines involving commercial aircraft until the crash of Philippine Airlines Flight 206 in 1987 and the deadliest involving a BAC One-Eleven until it was surpassed by Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 9 in 1977.[2]
The aircraft involved was a BAC One-Eleven Series 400 and made its first flight in 1966. It was the first One-Eleven to be delivered to Philippine Air Lines, arriving the same year. The aircraft had over 7,000 airframe hours and 6,445 flight cycles at the time of the crash.[3] [4]
The aircraft crashed due to high turbulence in a heavy rainstorm along with poor visibility at night.