MANILA, Philippines—There was no overloading in the Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 transport plane that crashed on Sunday (July 4) with 96 persons on board while trying to land in Sulu, the PAF said on Tuesday (July 6).
“The said C-130 was not overloaded,” said Lt. Col. Maynard Mariano, PAF spokesperson, in a statement.
“It was well within the operational limits and capacity when it left Laguindingan Airport with 96 passengers compared to its maximum capacity of 120 passengers,” Mariano said. “This is contrary to the circulating rumor that the aircraft was overloaded,” he said.
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, which have been found by search and recovery …
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