#C 130 cockpit update#

He said the AFP will match the dental records of all personnel who were in the flight manifest to the retrieved bodies.įorensic experts from the AFP and other government agencies will also help in the identification of the fatalities. “Most of the remains are charred but we have the means to identify them,” Arevalo said. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo/transport planes takeoff from Aviano Air Base in Italy during Exercise Saber Junction 16. The remains of the deceased personnel and civilians were all retrieved as identification of the victims was ongoing. There is no truth to the rumor that it is defective,” he noted. “The aircraft is not brand new but it is in very good condition.

He also described the pilots as “seasoned” and “veterans.” Pallet loaded with heavy cargo is airdropped from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during tactical airdrop training flight for members of the 345th Tactical. However, he said that the aircraft, which was delivered only in January this year, was in “tip-top” shape and airworthy. Inside the cockpit of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Afghan Air Force somewhere in the sky between Herat and Kandahar. “What is yet to be determined is why the aircraft went out of the runway,” Arevalo told reporters.Īmong the angles being looked into are the condition of the aircraft, the runway, possible human error, and if the plane was overloaded. Cirilito Sobejana also flew to Sulu on Monday to personally oversee the ongoing investigation. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules Cockpit/Nose Cover helps reduce damage to the upholstery and avionics caused by excessive heat and can eliminate problems caused by leaking door and window seals. Probe underwayĪrevalo said an investigation was already conducted to determine what caused the plane crash which he considered as “one of the most tragic” aviation accidents in the history of the armed forces.ĪFP Chief of Staff, Gen. It then made a stop at Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City to ferry Philippine Army (PA) personnel, most of whom were fres graduates from a military training, to their deployment in Sulu, a hotbed of Islamic State (IS)-linked Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).Īs seen in videos shared online, the cargo plane reached Jolo Airport around 11:30 a.m. He said the C-130 cargo plane took off from the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Sunday morning. GlobalBeacon GADSS-compliant global tracking and alerting for airlines and aircraft operators. Edgard Arevalo, spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), detailed the chronology of the events of the crash. FlightAware Aviation Photos: Lockheed C-130 Hercules(P4-LAS) PANC.

#C 130 cockpit update#

The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130. “Nag-overshoot siguro tapos dere-deretso hanggang tumama doon sa bato (It must have overshot and went straight until it hit a boulder),” he said. The Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. Corleto Vinluan Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom), said the plane appeared to have overshot the runway. Military personnel on the runway were seen rushing towards the plane where it was believed to have fallen down as thick smoke enveloped the crash site.