Philippine Airlines Flight 443
Philippine Airlines Flight 443 was an early morning domestic flight that crashed into Mount Gurain, Philippines, on December 19, 1987. The Short 360-300 operating the route departed Mactan–Cebu International Airport at 6:42 a.m. local time. The last radio contact was at 7:17 a.m, local time, when the aircraft was on approach to land at Iligan, on Runway 02. When on approach, the aircraft crashed onto the side of Mount Gurain, a nearby mountain to the airport. The Aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all 15 people on board the plane, 11 passengers and 4 crew, were confirmed dead. This would be the first fatal accident involving a Short 360. References 

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