Cebu City - Iligan

On December 13, 1987 at 07:20 AM, Cebu City - Iligan experienced a crash involving Short 360, operated by Philippine Airlines - PAL, with the event recorded near Iligan Lanao del Norte.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew started the approach to Iligan-Maria Cristina Airport in good weather conditions but the visibility was limited due to the night. On approach, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Gurain located about 16 km south from runway 02 threshold. All 15 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration EI-BTJ, MSN 3719, year of manufacture 1987.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 8.1301°, 124.2149°.