The 47-year mystery is now declassified.
The official Double 6 crash report has been released publicly on the Transport Ministry’s website.The findings, which had been kept secret for 47 years, concluded that there was no evidence to suggest aircraft or system failure prior to the plane crash which killed everyone on board on 6 June 1976.
It was estimated that a load of 325 lbs. was placed in the aft baggage compartment and an extra 90 lbs. of personal effects were distributed all over the cabin near the passengers. The maximum load permitted in the aft baggage compartment was 198 lbs.In total, the takeoff weight was 8065 lbs. This was below the maximum takeoff weight of 8500 lbs, but the centre of gravity was at 43.61% mean aerodynamic chord .
The aircraft commander then invited another pilot employed by Penerbangan Sabah to occupy the right hand-co-pilot seat. The report also found that the pilot’s original flying log book was allegedly burnt in June 1969 and the replacement flying log book was stolen in November 1975.
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