The USNS John McDonnel off Davao City in the southern Philippines. The survey ship has located the fuselage of the crashed Philippine military C130 plane lying 160 meters in the Davao Gulf. (Photo submitted by Romy Bwaga)DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 5, 2008) – A US Navy ship helping in the search for a downed Philippine military cargo plane has found, what officials say, is believed to be the fuselage of the aircraft lying 160 meters in Davao Gulf.
The C130 cargo plane crashed at sea on August 25 after it took off from Davao City on its way to the central Philippines. The military said nine people perished from the crash, including two army soldiers. Senior Philippine Air Force officials said material failure and pilot errors are likely to be the main cause of crash.
Philippine Navy Capt. Rosauro Arnel Gonzales, the head of the special Task Force Hercules, said the US Navy survey ship USNS John McDonnel found the exact location of the wreckage just off the coastal village of Bucana.“We will do our best to retrieve the plane. We want to know what really caused the crash,” he said. (Romy Bwaga)
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