Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Dec 23, 1988 (2 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on December 23, 1988 near Mt Manunggal, Cebu, Philippines with 2 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: December 23, 1988
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Mt Manunggal, Cebu, Philippines
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a night approach to Mactan in marginal weather.
Piper Navajo Chieftain RP-C2662 of LBC Air Cargo was flying a night cargo flight from Manila to Mactan on 23 December 1988. In marginal weather it struck the slope of Mt Manunggal about 24 km northwest of Mactan airport while on approach, and both pilots were killed. The aircraft disintegrated on impact.