Philippine Airlines Flight 215
- Philippine Airlines Flight 215
Infobox Aircraft accident
name = Philippine Airlines Flight 215
caption =
date = April 21, 1970
type = Bomb Explosion
site = En route to Destination
coords =
aircraft_type = Hawker Siddeley HS-748-209 Srs. 2
aircraft_name = PR215
operator = Philippine Airlines
tail_number = PI-C1022[ [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700421-0 "ASN - Criminal Occurrence description"] ] ]
origin = Cauayan Airport, Cauayan City, Philippines
destination = Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, Philippines
passengers = 32
crew = 4
fatalities = 36 (all)
survivors = 0
Philippine Airlines Flight 215 was the route designator for a Philippine Airlines flight from Cauayan Airport to Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport which exploded en route to Manila.
Accident
On October 21, 1970, Philippine Airlines Flight 215 was en route from Cauayan Airport to Manila Airport when, at 10,500 feet
ft, an explosion occurred in the aircraft's lavatory, the tail section separated from the aircraft and the aircraft crashed.
All 32 passengers and 4 crew (36 in total) were killed in the incident.
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