Philippine Airlines Flight 215

Philippine Airlines Flight 215

A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 similar to the one involved.
Bombing
Date	April 21, 1970
Summary	Bomb explosion
Site	Near Cabanatuan, Philippines
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Hawker Siddeley HS-748-209 Srs. 2
Operator	Philippine Airlines
Registration	PI-C1022
Flight origin	Cauayan Airport, Cauayan, Philippines
Destination	Manila International Airport, Manila, Philippines
Passengers	32
Crew	4
Fatalities	36
Survivors	0

Philippine Airlines Flight 215 was the route designator for a Philippine Airlines domestic flight from Cauayan Airport to Manila International Airport which exploded en route to Manila.

Accident

On April 21, 1970, Flight 215 was en route from Cauayan Airport to Manila Airport when, at 10,500 feet (3,200 m), 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. A bomb in the lavatory was the suspected cause of the incident.