The Black Box Of The Downed Philippine Air Force Plane Taken

JAKARTA - Philippine authorities have retrieved the black boxes from an Air Force plane that crashed last weekend. The crash of this plane killed more than 50 people, Military Chief Cirilito Sobejana told Reuters on Tuesday, July 6. Reported by Antara, Tuesday, July 6, the pilot who was in command and had several years of experience flying the C-130, was among those who died in the crash on Jolo island, Sobejana said by telephone. The army chief said a black box had been retrieved on Monday and should have allowed investigators to listen to the conversations of the pilots and crew before the plane crashed. bounced two or three times and zigzagged. The pilot tried to recover power because he wanted to lift the plane but was too late. The right wing hit a tree," he said. Sobejana said no one jumped from the plane before it crashed. There were previous reports from witnesses that some of the passengers had tried to jump to safety before the plane hit the ground. He said the front of the plane split open and some soldiers used the gap to escape. But those who were unconscious could not get out and the plane caught fire. A Lockheed C-130 transport plane carrying troops to a counter-insurgency operation in the southern Philippines crashed with 96 on board. The death toll rose Monday to 52, including three civilians on the ground, after two of the 49 soldiers injured in the crash died of their injuries, the defense ministry said. Military spokesman Edgard Arevalo said the plane was in "excellent condition" and had 11,000 flight hours remaining before the next scheduled maintenance.