The reason for the plane crash came to light after 47 years, many leaders were killed in the accident

There was a plane crash in Malaysia in 1976, in which many big leaders were killed. The investigation report of this plane crash has now been made public.

Malaysia has finally declassified (declassified) a report on the 1976 plane crash that killed several of the state's top politicians. The report revealed that the Australian-made turboprop was improperly loaded, causing the pilot to lose control. There was no evidence of aircraft malfunction, sabotage, fire or explosion. The crash report was prepared on January 25, 1977, which has now been made public. Many revelations have been made in this report.

The plane, made by Australia's state-owned Aircraft Factories, crashed into the seabed before landing in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah state, killing all 10 passengers and the pilot, according to a 21-page report released on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported . It was done. According to the Malaysian news agency Bernama, the June 6 accident, known as the Double Six because of the date, drew the attention of Sabah's Chief Minister Tun Fuad Stephens and the state's Minister for Housing and Local Government, Minister of Finance and Communications and Public Works. murdered.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said earlier this month that the report would be released on demand from the victims' relatives and the public. Officials have not explained why the report was not made public for so long.

According to the plane crash report, the 42-year-old pilot of the Sabah Air plane was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, but one of his previous log books was reported to have been burnt, while the other was stolen. The report said records showed his performance and training record was "poor" and "marginal", while the pilot was "fully fit", with evidence suggesting he was fatigued and had a stomach ailment.

The aircraft was built for two pilots, but one of them was removed so that a 10th passenger could board the plane in the co-pilot's seat at Labuan. According to reports, the aircraft was carrying luggage from another flight, which had departed earlier and the wrong loading had affected the center of gravity. The pilot did not notice the wrong distribution of load while taking off.

The plane crash investigation team included officials from the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation and the Air Force, as well as officials from the Australian Department of Transport. The crash report was prepared on January 25, 1977.