 On August 21, 1983, the flight utilized a Boeing 767-200 with the registration B-1836.Onboard this flight was Filipino politician Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., known by the nickname, Ninoy, who used a forged passport with the name "Marcial Bonifacio" for the final leg of his trip to the Philippines to avoid identification.Upon landing in Manila, the aircraft docked at Gate 8 (present-day Gate 11).