ASN Aircraft accident Shorts 360-300 EI-BTJ Iligan Airport (IGN)
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Date:Sunday 13 December 1987
Time:07:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic SH36 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Shorts 360-300
Operator:Philippine Air Lines
Registration: EI-BTJ
MSN: SH.3719
First flight: 1987-03-20 (9 months)
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Total:Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:16 km (10 mls) SW of Iligan Airport (IGN) (   Philippines)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Cebu Airport (CEB/RPVM), Philippines
Destination airport:Iligan-Maria Cristina Airport (IGN/RPWX), Philippines
Flightnumber: 443
Narrative:
Philippine Air Lines flight PR443 departed Cebu Airport (CEB) at 06:42 on a domestic flight to Iligan (IGN). Last radio contact was at 07:17 when the flight was approaching Iligan.
The aircraft crashed into Mount Munay, a 5000 feet high mountain.

Sources:
» Flight International 2-9 January 1988 (p.5)
» Manila Standard - Dec 14, 1987


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Distance from Cebu Airport to Iligan-Maria Cristina Airport as the crow flies is 242 km (151 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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