- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: July 25, 1971
Time: 1321
Location: Manila, Philippines
Operator: Pan American World Airways
Flight #: ?
Route: San Francisco - Honolulu - Guam - Manila - Siagon
AC Type: Boeing 707-321CF
Registration: N461PA
cn / ln: ?
Aboard: 4   (passengers:0  crew:4)
Fatalities: 4   (passengers:0  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: While on a VOR/DME approach to Manila runway 24, the cargo aircraft struck Mount Kamunay at an altitude of 2,525 feet, 20 miles east/northeast of the Manila VOR. The probable cause was improper crew coordination, which caused a premature descent.
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