26 Mar BAC One-Eleven – Shortly before landing at Cebu, Philippines, a passenger brandished a hand grenade and hijacked the aircraft. After landing the women a... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) – RP-C141 The DC-3 struck Mount Ipao on Panay Island and crashed. Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 747-230B – HL7447 The pilot initiated a rolling take-off and, moments after the first officer called V1 (80 knots), the flight engineer heard a "bang". H... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed MC-130E Combat Talon I – 64-0564 The Lockheed MC-130E Combat Talon I aircraft impacted the sea while participating in Special Warfare Exercise 81 (SPECWAREX). It took o... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727 – Waiting until a crewmember opened the door the hijacker entered the cockpit shortly after takeoff and stated he had two confederates ab... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-309C – B-1826 The 707 undershot the runway on landing and caught fire. Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed P-3B Orion – 154596 During climb out, approximately 15000 ft from Cubi Point, the P-3 crew lost engines number 1 and number 2. It is believed that a gear b... Continue reading
26 Mar Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander – RP-C2152 Struck Divilican Peak during a tropical storm. Continue reading
26 Mar Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 – 10328 Crashed into a fishpond on approach to Nichols Air Base due to windshear in thunderstorm. The aircraft carried reports and Presidential... Continue reading
26 Mar BAC One-Eleven 524FF – RP-C1184 An explosion in the rear left lavatory blew a hole in the fuselage. The aircraft was flying at FL240 at the time, on its way from Cebu ... Continue reading