Three Ryan pilots told the F.A.A. in 1986 that they were often pressured to fly overloaded planes.

A senior Ethiopian civil servant said he would stay in Dire Dawa, for a week if necessary, rather than fly on an overloaded plane, a sentiment we all shared.

The overloaded plane crashed into the Caribbean shortly after takeoff from San Juan.

At that point, Mr. Golson said, he explained in detail the dangers of an overloaded plane.

Riiser-Larsen somehow managed to coax the overloaded plane into the air and flew the expedition back to the coast of Northern Svalbard.

Concerned by an Alaskan commuter airline's 10 accidents in three years, including the fatal crash of an overloaded plane last month, the Government yesterday ordered a special inspection team to look into the the company's qualifications to continue carrying passengers.

They made it back to Australia despite suffering engine trouble and an overloaded plane.

It was reported that Bose died soon thereafter from third degree burns received after attempting to escape in an overloaded Japanese plane which crashed in Taiwan, which is disputed.

Many overloaded planes crashed on takeoff after losing an engine or otherwise encountering mechanical trouble.

Customs duty is paid only on a minimum payload and airport officials ignore overloaded planes.