The aircraft involved was a BAC One-Eleven Series 400 and made its first flight in 1966. It was delivered to Philippine Airlines that same year, having over 7,000 airframe hours at the time of the crash.
Causes
The aircraft crashed due to high turbulence in a heavy rainstorm along with poor visibility at night.
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