what would be the "normal" seating capacity of a C130
In some Asian countries the capacity is limited by floor space and the size of the pasengers. In 1999 I once had the "pleasure" of sitting on the jump seat with five crew while another eleven people stood cramped on the flight deck. Why so crowded? The seats were taken out and ropes were strung across the cargo deck so the 169 other passengers could hold on.
It was a C-130B and my in-flight entertainment was to watch the condensation drip off the air conditioning ducts onto a strategically placed newspaper covering a device labelled "Essential Buss B".
In some countries define flight safety based on your ability to walk away from the landing. You walk away, it must have been a safe flight. Unfortunately the inverse outcome as in this case can be tragic.
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